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danielfgom

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  • Linux Distro for Running on a Macbook for Work

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  • Mint ran fine in my 2015 MacBook pro and I'm running Linux Mint Debian Edition on my Mac Mini 2014.

    It does use X11 not Wayland but everything worked fine, except the webcam and possibly the SD card reader, which is normal on Mac's running anything other than macos

    If you think you'll be doing zoom calls etc, leave it running macos and just run Linux in a VM.

  • I need a distro that can work right out the box without too much hassle to configure it, which one would you recommend?

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  • Linux Mint. It's THE best distro hands down. Those who know, know.

  • Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version

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  • Yup

  • Longtime Arch user, first time Debian enjoyer

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  • I agree. I did a lot of distro hopping when new to Linux to try all the desktops and have the latest apps etc. But after years of that I just wanted something stable that will be reliable and I don't have to maintain.

    I installed Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 as soon as it was released and it's fantastic. Stable Debian base with Cinnamon on top. I couldn't be happier.

    I've always been confused by pacman/arch in general and always preferred apt which I find straightforward.

    As one who worked in IT for years, I'm tired of micro managing systems and unnecessary complications. Linux Mint Debian Edition/Debian + apt just keeps it simple.

    Timeshift is a must. Creates a system restore point in the event that an upgrade goes wrong and it really works well. I highly recommend that to all Linux users.

    I also like Warpinator which is Linux Mint's version of airdrop. Works between my android and my pc perfectly.

    And there is tons of help online for Debian, unlike other distros.

  • thinking of trying linux,

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  • I don't know who these people having issues are but I run Linux Mint Debian Edition and have no issues editing my stuff.

    The only issue I can imagine is if they had formatted an external HDD with ext4 and and copied docs from a previous Linux install, and now when they copy it to their new install, they don't have permission to edit the doc.

    For example, you try out Ubuntu for a few weeks/months. You format your ext HDD in ext4 and create docs in Ubuntu. You then copy those into the HDD. Or maybe you had another drive formatted with NTFS and copied docs from there onto the ext4 drive.

    After a few weeks you erase Ubuntu from your machine and install Arch. Now when you try to edit a doc on the HDD or copy it to your machine, you find you don't have permission because those permissions were set on your previous Ubuntu install.

    I've had permission issues with that hence I format my ex HDD with exFAT and it works perfectly. Also works perfectly with Windows and macOS as they can all read/write to exFAT without permission issues.

  • Which new laptop under $300 with upgradeable parts should I be looking at?

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  • The laptop that doesn't exist... For they money you might find something with an Intel Atom or Pentium inside. Which is about as far as having a mouse on a wheel as your CPU...🤣

  • "Best" Mac browser: Your view

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  • I run Linux but only and recommend Firefox. Cross device sync is the best I've ever seen, the add ons library is good, you can theme it and it works well for me. Plus there's no chrome bs on there and the privacy defaults are good.

    For search I use Google because it's still the best. And the others typically just give you Google results anyway. If you want Google results but without the tracking, in theory, look at Startpage.

  • The platform era is ending. Rather than build new Twitters and Facebooks, we can create a stuff-posting system that works better for everybody.

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  • Not going to happen. The majority of users are tech illiterate. They have no idea to set this up nor any desire to pay domain name fees and web hosting fees....

    Only a few techies like us might do it but nothing more than that.

    Plus it doesn't work the way they think. I already have a blog and occasionally post there and share it to social media. All the interaction, if there is any, happens on social, not on my blog.

    Blogs are simply a place to post long form content but not designed for massive amount of replies and social interaction.

  • Avast fined $16.5 million for ‘privacy’ software that actually sold users’ browsing data

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  • They should be put out of business and those responsible jailed

  • Shared Data Partition for macOS/Linux Dual Boot

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  • Ok, good luck 🤞

  • Any news on Cinnamon DE?

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  • Ok cool. There are also other themes you can get for cinnamon if you want to dramatically change the look.

    For example I have an OS X inspired theme with a dock because I prefer they layout to the windows style default layout.

    The Wayland session is currently in beta so it's definitely going to be buggy.

  • Failing to install Mint on Boot. Not Found

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  • Disable UEFI, enable legacy boot. Reinstall and it should work

  • What Boeing’s Door-Plug Debacle Says About the Future of Aviation Safety

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  • What it says is, don't buy Boeing, buy Airbus instead.

    For years I've always checked that the plane I'm on is an Airbus because the few Boeing's I've been on rattled like mad and the build quality and materials used were clearly rubbish. I'm not surprised the doors are falling off....

  • Need a new distro(or help with fedora

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  • Opensuse Tumbleweed is what you should try and see if you have the same issue.

    If not, stick with that. It's a rolling release but typically very reliable.

    And it's not a corporation like Fedora/IBM Red Hat

  • Shared Data Partition for macOS/Linux Dual Boot

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  • Dual booting is the easy part, but exposing the Linux filesystem is the hard part.

    I personally would just run Linux as a VM inside macOS using Parallels or Oracle Virtualbox. It will be alot easier and more reliable.

    Plus the hardware will work properly whereas with Linux on bare metal Mac, some hardware doesn't work at all like thunderbolt, SD cards and webcam.

  • Is it possible to install ubuntu or another linux distro on a 2014 macbook pro?

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  • Linux Mint or Linux Mint Debian Edition installs very nicely on that machine and is one of the better working distros for apple hardware. It should auto detect the WiFi driver which is normally the pain point because it uses broadcom and the drivers are reverse engineered.

    I don't think thunderbolt works, the SD card reader might not work and the video camera definitely won't work. Plus on standby the battery will drain flat.

    These are the issues I had on my 2015 MacBook Pro before it died. I need to take it to apple for diagnosis but don't have the money right now.

    However I run Linux Mint Debian Edition on a 2014 Mac Mini and it's ok

    Generally Apple hardware is a pain with Linux. You get better results with pc hardware - better Harare compatibility and less issues

  • Any news on Cinnamon DE?

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  • Cinnamon normally has incremental updates. If you're hoping for some massive new features update, you're going to be disappointed. I think at most you might get a Wayland option.

    On Linux Mint you have that option, I don't think it's on Linux Mint Debian Edition yet and not sure about Arch.

    But at for the look and feel etc, I don't expect to see any change. I'm assuming the default cinnamon you install on Arch is pretty bland and not as nice as the LM version. But you just need to find out how they themed it to get the same cool look.

    The only improvement I'd like to see is an auto dark mode at sunset option added. The rest is fine by me. I run Linux Mint Debian Edition.

  • [Rant] A few days ago, I asked if Mint would run okay on a Lenovo T460 (I appreciate all the advice). I got it working, but the installation was a big pain and I totally blame Lenovo.

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  • I totally agree. I am an IT Profe and it's still very irritating to have to jump through these hoops. Plus each manufacturer has a different key you need to press to access the bios. Sometimes the same OEM will have different keys on different models.

    So you try the normal ones which don't work and then have to Google the model number to try find out which key to hold.

    Frustrating and time consuming. And definitely makes it very difficult for the average user to install Linux.

    I sometimes think Microsoft did it on purpose to hinder Linux installs and then disguised it as "security".

    It's not really "security" if you can turn it off is it?

  • European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls

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  • Great news. I wish they would also deduct stars if the heating/cooling controls are not physical too.