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Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Re: Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Post by Dalewyn »

bdavbdav wrote: post #24
valianteffort wrote: post #15

I have never used Fedora, I use Arch on my desktop and really enjoyed it on my macbook. It's kind of sad the Arch developers didn't want to put more effort into supporting alarm. If Arch is totally dropped by Asahi team it's unlikely I'll continue using linux on my macbook at all. I just have better things to do than manage multiple distros.

Having used Arch heavily in the past, “better things to do” is heavily at odds with “using arch”

As far as I'm concerned, "better things to do" is heavily at odds with "using Linux".

Seriously, I spend more time when using Linux trying to get the computer to work instead of actually doing anything constructive with it.

Re: Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Post by pxc »

jasoneckert wrote: post #47
mixmastamyk wrote: post #28

What does "container" mean in this context? It is used often and it seems to mean partition, but perhaps not exactly. Is this new overloaded APFS terminology?

Here's an explanation with graphics: https://bombich.com/kb/ccc5/working-apfs-volume-groups However, if you've used ZFS, APFS containers are essentially identical to the concept of a ZFS dataset.

No, this is inside-out. APFS containers are the partitions, and the APFS volumes live within them. ZFS datasets don't live on the partition table but within a ZFS filesystem.

Your link makes this clear as well.

(When I tried to go from memory I wrote it out backwards at first, too.)

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Post by jbotz »

Octabrain wrote: post #79
znpy wrote: post #6

Fedora has been really doing an incredible job at creating a great distro for everyday use. I kinda regret going back and forth between debian and ubuntu when ubuntu started getting shitty, should have moved to fedora eons ago.

Fedora is definitely a great distro that I've used a lot in the past. However, there are two main caveats from my POV: 1. The release of a version every six months. (I would prefer at least a yearly release for being sure that things are gonna be matured enough) 2. The fact that Red Hat is behind. (At this point, having seen the CentOS debacle, I don't trust them long term that much)

Re point #1; ``dnf system-upgrade'' just works.

Re: Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Post by skykooler »

fweimer wrote: post #46
andrewmutz wrote: post #7

Would Asahi linux on an apple laptop be the best Linux laptop experience these days for someone who prioritizes fanlessness? It seems the other ARM option is the ThinkPad X13s, which presumably has lower performance. Anyone have experience running linux on these machines and can compare the experience and hardware compatibility?

Does it have to be a laptop? For desktop systems, there are many more options.

I'm not aware of many fanless desktops outside of specialty systems.

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Post by user1205394 »

frankjr wrote: post #74
jasoneckert wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As I mentioned in my blog post, I also really like Arch. And I definitely understand the benefits to sticking to a single distro on multiple systems. But as a long term Fedora user who used Arch as a daily driver for a year and a half because of Asahi, and now just switched back to Fedora because of Asahi, I have a solid appreciation for the benefits that Fedora provides over Arch. In short, I like Fedora more than A…

Just curious, is there something similar to AUR on Fedora? It's a big selling point for me.

Fedora has "Cool Other Package Repositories" or COPR. They're a place for community members to build and publish arbitrary RPM packages. Some are well curated and high quality, others less so.

Re: Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Post by tmpX7dMeXU »

Wowfunhappy wrote: post #73
zdragnar wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you don't mind skimping on speaker quality or, depending on model, screen resolution, I will again recommend lg gram laptops. I never heard the fan on my first, and my second only comes on if it is charging a low battery while on a video call, and even that is quiet compared to the helicopter noise of the last MacBook pro I had through my last employer.

> even that is quiet compared to the helicopter noise of the last MacBook pro I had through my last employer. It's worth noting that this MBP was almost certainly an Intel model. The new ARM-based Apple laptops rarely have audible fans. This isn't to discount your recommendation, however.

To speak to this: I’ve triggered my 14” M1 Max MacBook Pro fan in two scenarios: Stable Diffusion, and Minecraft. At no point have I heard it run when I’ve been doing Actual Work.

Re: Fedora Asahi Remix first impressions

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Post by gymbeaux »

andrewmutz wrote: post #7

Would Asahi linux on an apple laptop be the best Linux laptop experience these days for someone who prioritizes fanlessness? It seems the other ARM option is the ThinkPad X13s, which presumably has lower performance. Anyone have experience running linux on these machines and can compare the experience and hardware compatibility?

Yes. X13s is less-powerful, has worse battery life, and I think even costs more…
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