Posted on 09/06/2021 5:53:07 AM PDT by ShadowAce
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If I may add one more, there's also Making Ubuntu Look Like MacOS which happens to be my favorite.
I also add Plank Dock to my Ubuntu MacOS desktop for the full Mac experience. It's easily customizable with the ability to add apps to it, change behavior, transparency, etc..
For those seeking a Mac experience without paying the Mac hardware & software price, this is the way to go.
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Is it just me? When I click on any of the “Part XX” links, I get the dreaded “404 Not Found” error message.
Linux will never be a windows replacement with the continued reliance on the terminal sudo commands to call down upgrades, patches and installs. Without a serious PnP capacity it is crippled.
Once you get it configured it will operate like that forever. So to be fair it makes a good appliance.
Ahh crap. Sorry about that.
It's not just you. I messed up when copying the links. Go to the source link, and you'll be able to click on them there.
There is no such reliance. Installs, patches, and upgrades can all be done via the GUI if you so desire.
Just look at your post there’s at least 13 mentions of a sudo command that’s at least a recommendation. If there was a GUI implementation of those functions then why not say so? Look, I’m not opposed to linux in any way. I wish that it was a user friendly as a primary front end OS. I will try again i’m sure but i always end up back on Microsoft because they have a reliable Plug and Play module.
The same is true with Linux.
Both Windows and Linux provide Administrative capabilities via GUI with appropriate privilege escalation requirements (passwords.) Some of us old farts who grew up with DOS 1.0, DOS 2.0, IBM PC DOS, MINIX along with Windows 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, etc.. will likely always prefer command line vs. GUI frankly, because doing things via command line (in Windows and Linux) is often far faster.
Ditto on the total lack and avoidance of PnP. sudo sucks, to put it simply.
I suspect this dilemma is deliberate. Many who fanatically support Linux (BTW, I have 2 Linux installs) seem suspiciously similar to AppleFanBoys in their ..... egos?
It is like the position is: “We are not gonna make it as easy as any M$ operating system as we can because that would be sacrificing our principles. YOU have to surmount this sudo boundary to prove to US that you are worthy of using Linux.”
It’s like contacting Apple on any issue and getting the response: Well, you just shouldn’t have done that! Sniff.”
The length of that article along keeps me from going to Linux.
All I would want from Linux is the internet, Office, email, and a driver for an MBED board. Don’t care what the desktop looks like.
You young pups. Don't even know how to get a computer going in CP/M.
Thanks! BTW I run Linux Mint. I'll never go back to Micro$oft.
With the new Linux installs you don’t have to use terminal , ever , you get a popup for updates and it takes a minute or 2 and it updates everything and doesn’t take a day to update like windows
And, of course, privacy issues.
Linux geeks will never figure that out.
True statement. I am running Ubuntu and have done all of my installs from the GUI and not the terminal. Updates are automatic. Just a few clicks, a password and it’s done.
I am sure there are things I may need to use the terminal for but for now, I use it to play. My day to day type usage is all through the GUI. I am still a Linux noob but even I have been able to replicate all the software I use on my Windows machine with equal or better options in Linux except Google Earth. Libre Office works fine for home use but would not be for me at work. Excel is still the top dog when it comes to spreadsheets with advanced functions like Dynamic Ranges and other features.
I run Windows as my main system (I run a team of Windows devs so it’s just easier) but I’ve got a bunch Linux distros in VMs that I tinker with.
Putting aside work needs, could I run Linux as my main system OS? For the most part, yes (certain games I like don’t have a Linux port and are garbage in WINE or a VM). The rest of the family are the biggest non work obsticle. They are confortable with Windows and it’s not worth the pain to try to change their minds at this point.
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