From macOS to Arch Linux
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From macOS to Arch Linux
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Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#2> There are still many things I need to set up on the new laptop, for example: suspension/hibernation on closing the lid doesn’t always work
Sounds like a problem of hardware not designed for Linux. Everything has been working out of the box for me on a Librem laptop.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#3> There are still many things I need to set up on the new laptop, for example: suspension/hibernation on closing the lid doesn’t always work Sounds like a problem of hardware not designed for Linux. Everything has been working out of the box for me on a Librem laptop.
Ditto on most non Nvidia equipped ThinkPads. Typically Dell also does a good job at Linux compatibility but sometimes things take time to be worked out on newer hardware.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#4Haha... I've used Ubuntu and then Arch prior to switching mac. If you have enough time and nerves to do OS/desktop env stuff yourself, then go ahead... In the end I decided to use my time for more effective things and stop geeking around.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
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Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#6Getting your custom stack tuned feels great, but maintaining that entire stack across updates is daunting. You can't join meetings because your headphone/ mic/ video drivers aren't working? yikes. i trust apple to handle hardware and os for me.
I've switched to: macOS > brew (basic cli utils & gui apps) > some basic zshrc (not ohmyzsh) > docker (not environment managers) > done.
^ but i've lost trust for them to handle dev tools for me.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#7Can an Arch person explain to me why their approach is worth it over something with a more comprehensive package manager like apt or dnf? I don’t mind compiling programs myself when needed, but for most things I’m happy to not have to hand-hold my OS when it comes to updates.
From the wiki:
> Before upgrading, users are expected to visit the Arch Linux home page to check the latest news, or alternatively subscribe to the RSS feed or the arch-announce mailing list
Like… why?
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#8Can an Arch person explain to me why their approach is worth it over something with a more comprehensive package manager like apt or dnf? I don’t mind compiling programs myself when needed, but for most things I’m happy to not have to hand-hold my OS when it comes to updates. From the wiki: > Before upgrading, users are expected to visit the Arch Linux home page to check the latest news, or alternatively subscribe to…
Sometimes there are some manual interventions that you may have to perform.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#9If I may suggest, take a look at autorandr [1], it saves your monitor configuration and automatically enables it when a set of monitor is detected. It's a small thing, but it improves the experience and will replace your home alias.
Re: From macOS to Arch Linux
#10I just completed my migration in the opposite direction after using Arch Linux as my daily driver for ~10 years.
I think Arch Linux is by far the better OS for pretty much all power users, but when using multiple devices, the benefits of the "Apple Ecosystem" outweigh the benefits of an amazing desktop OS for me, which is why I ended up switching to Mac OS.
Some key points which I believe are much worse on Mac:
* No great package managers. Nothing is super-integrated with the core system like pacman is in Arch, and even when heavily using some package manager, there will always be a bunch of software that can only be updated using their own auto-update mechanism instead of a central package manager.
* Docker in general is just much slower compared to running directly on Linux.
* Setting up ergonomic custom keyboard shortcuts is painful and requires (multiple?) third-party applications to do well.