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I was a MacOS user from System 7 through to Yosemite. I now use Ubuntu 99% of the time (I still have a Mac that I casually use). IMO Ubuntu is now superior to O

by city41 10y ago

I was a MacOS user from System 7 through to Yosemite. I now use Ubuntu 99% of the time (I still have a Mac that I casually use). IMO Ubuntu is now superior to OSX in almost every way. For me, Ubuntu really does "just work", and gives me a vastly better package manager, and the ability to use the i3 window manager, which has fundamentally changed how I use my computer. I am specifically saying "Ubuntu" and not "Linux" because I don't care that it's a bloated distro, I don't care about tweaking things just right. I don't care about the freedom and flexibility that "hardcore" distros give you. I just want to turn on my computer and get to work, and Ubuntu gives me exactly that.

joemi 10y ago
> IMO Ubuntu is now superior to OSX in almost every way. Out of genuine curiosity, what are the ways it's not superior?
- city41 10y ago
  This might sound silly, but for me it's Network Link Conditioner for simulating different network conditions. The Linux equivalents are much harder to use.
- drspacemonkey 10y ago
  For me, it's multi-monitor resolution scaling. OSX sets the gold standard for that. I still prefer using Ubuntu for my dev environment, tho.
- _acme 10y ago
  Out of genuine curiosity, what are the ways it is superior?
  - joemi 10y ago
    Either you're trying to start an argument that I want no part of, or you're asking the wrong person. I don't have much experience with any linux desktops (I've just done server stuff mostly), so I have no idea. Hence why I'm asking.
72deluxe 10y ago
What about stable APIs for development? I only ask coming from a C++ background. I see much fragmentation in Linuxland, with encouragement for Vala, every other GUI tool written by RedHat being written in Python etc. so it doesn't encourage me back. This might be a bit harsh as I recall using Qt with joy on Linux but the big push appears to be for other languages. Your experience may be different but I'd be interested in hearing it.

by city41 10y ago

joemi 10y ago

> IMO Ubuntu is now superior to OSX in almost every way. Out of genuine curiosity, what are the ways it's not superior?

city41 10y ago
This might sound silly, but for me it's Network Link Conditioner for simulating different network conditions. The Linux equivalents are much harder to use.
drspacemonkey 10y ago
For me, it's multi-monitor resolution scaling. OSX sets the gold standard for that. I still prefer using Ubuntu for my dev environment, tho.
_acme 10y ago
Out of genuine curiosity, what are the ways it is superior?
- joemi 10y ago
  Either you're trying to start an argument that I want no part of, or you're asking the wrong person. I don't have much experience with any linux desktops (I've just done server stuff mostly), so I have no idea. Hence why I'm asking.

72deluxe 10y ago

What about stable APIs for development? I only ask coming from a C++ background. I see much fragmentation in Linuxland, with encouragement for Vala, every other GUI tool written by RedHat being written in Python etc. so it doesn't encourage me back. This might be a bit harsh as I recall using Qt with joy on Linux but the big push appears to be for other languages. Your experience may be different but I'd be interested in hearing it.