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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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If not Linux, which OS would you use? (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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BSD might be an option. But this post is basically meant to ask the following question:

Windows or Mac, which OS do you dislike less?

For me, it's Windows. Microsoft is shit, but at least there's some flexibility in terms of how I can use my system and what hardware I can use it on.

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[–] mekkagodzilla@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd build my own. More seriously, I'd use a mac, but would pester all day, like the few weeks I tried macOS at work before bringing my own computer.

Setting up my weird keyboard layout :

on Linux, it's either there during the install, or sudo dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration on debian
on MacOS, it's endless messing around with some weird bundle file in some specific folder but it depends on MacOS versions and the file manager won't let you know where you are exactly nor type a folder path

Setting up a keyboard shortcut to launch a terminal with Meta+Return:

on Linux, it might vary depending on your wm or DE, but it's always easy
on MacOS, you have a weird app to script actions, but I never managed to make it happen

Using a tiling window manager:

install i3wm
forget about it.

[–] ndr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

yabai on macOS is pretty cool as a tiling window manager. Not perfect, but not bad!