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Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Re: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Post by pxc »

yewenjie wrote: post #97
yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> but I cannot live without NixOS, Just to double check: nix on Darwin isn't good enough?

Nope. I tried it and hated the MacOS GUI. I like my window-manager config, and various other deep customizations. Also, MacOS updates kept breaking things.

macOS updates breaking things is one of the biggest frustrations I remember from regularly using macOS with Nix (and Homebrew, and a handful of third-party GUI apps, for that matter). The macOS GUI environment isn't for me, either.

Nix-Darwin (the module system that gives you some NixOS-like features with Nix on macOS) is nice, but macOS ultimately can't match the predictability and control one gets used to on NixOS. A system that updates in a non-uniform way, has limited configurability, and where the configuration of the system isn't given anywhere in a trackable, comprehensible form feels painfully chaotic in comparison.

(I can understand why Nix on Darwin (with or without Nix-Darwin) is a great fit for many, though. Having a 'normal', mainstream desktop underneath your still relatively predictable, explicit, reproducible dev tooling is awesome in a lot of ways.)

Re: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Post by reacharavindh »

dmm wrote: post #98
reacharavindh wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By any chance do you know if AMD Ryzen CPUs retain the s3 sleep/resume facilities? As in can I get a Mac like suspend/resume behaviour with Ryzen and Linux?

> As in can I get a Mac like suspend/resume behaviour with Ryzen and Linux? What do you mean? Reliably suspending on lid close? That will depend on the system. My 12th gen Framework with Fedora is very reliable in that way. Battery lasting a week+ when sleeping? Don't count on it but sleep time will depend on the system. Even s3 sleep varied a lot. Some systems wouldn't suspend ssd during s3, for example. Arguably s2…

> My 12th gen Framework with Fedora is very reliable in that way.

How long does it take for your Intel Framework machine to sleep properly upon shutting the lid, and how long until it is ready to use after you open the lid?

Re: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Post by rowanG077 »

cultofmetatron wrote: post #15
notpushkin wrote: post #10

No GPU means it gets pretty hot sometimes (don't even try watching videos, I've literally burned myself :'). Otherwise I'd say I could use it as a daily driver: a bit clunky, needs some tinkering, but everything I personally need (VSCodium, Firefox, Docker, wifi, audio in the headphones) already works and works well. If you already have a MacBook you could use, just give it a try – you can dual-boot, so if it doesn't…

> I've literally burned myself / That can't be good for the longevity of the device.... or of you for that matter

It's not so bad. You can burn yourself on a metal plate that is at 45 degrees. This temperature is manageable by the electronics inside.

Re: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Post by NavinF »

pimeys wrote: post #29

You might want to check the new ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 models with latest Ryzen CPU. You get similar performance and battery life as you'd expect from an M1. https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Z13-laptop-rev... No need to change the CPU architecture.

Eww, 1200p panel. Looks like it's 60Hz too. Not comparable to the MacBook Pro.

Re: Ask HN: How ready for daily driving is Asahi Linux?

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Post by not1ofU »

capableweb wrote: post #91
not1ofU wrote: post #50

If you are in EU, you might be interested in this https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/ I am not affiliated, but recently purchased one and very happy with it.

Thank you for the recommendation. How are they keyboards and the general build quality? Like the hinges and other mechanical parts?

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