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My ultimate OS is Linux, but it's rock stable, supports all hardware and runs OSX and Windows software natively. Heh

by jotm 7y ago

omeid2 7y ago
You can already run a substential amount of Windows software natively on Linux with Wine, there is also Darling working on bringing MacOS to linux. With that being said, my ultimate distro is Linux with a Desktop Environment that is less braindead than Gnome. https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.darlinghq.org/ https://www.darlinghq.org/
- mcv 7y ago
  My ultimate distro is very similar to Linux but with a desktop environment similar to OS X, but more open and configurable.
  - omeid2 7y ago
    ElementryOS is heading that way, if you haven't heard of it yet. But the ecosystem is no where near close to MacOS. Sadly, for me, cause I mostly run Linux. :P
- jotm 7y ago
  Yes... "run"... a "substantial amount"... Nah man, sadly most of the really useful software is quite unstable under wine, if it even runs :(
fyfy18 7y ago
As an OS I agree, but the desktop experience leaves a lot to be desired. I'm currently trying to figure out how to properly drive a 4K monitor with my laptop and not have it end up lagging. Supposedly hardware acceleration is enabled on Firefox, but even trying to play even a 1080p YouTube video drops frames. On Windows it is buttery smooth, so it's not a hardware issue. Don't even get me started about scaling... (Currently using GNOME on Wayland)
- lnx01 7y ago
  It's not actually, enabled. It says that it is, but it's really not. It's still using your CPU to decode 4K video. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Chrome-No-2018-Linux-GPU-Accel https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Chrome-N... https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210726 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210726 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_accelera...
isostatic 7y ago
Linux is a kernel
- sverige 7y ago
  I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

My ultimate OS is Linux, but it's rock stable, supports all hardware and runs OSX and Windows software natively. Heh

by jotm 7y ago

My ultimate OS is Linux, but it's rock stable, supports all hardware and runs OSX and Windows software natively. Heh

You can already run a substential amount of Windows software natively on Linux with Wine, there is also Darling working on bringing MacOS to linux. With that being said, my ultimate distro is Linux with a Desktop Environment that is less braindead than Gnome. https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.winehq.org/ https://www.darlinghq.org/ https://www.darlinghq.org/

mcv 7y ago
My ultimate distro is very similar to Linux but with a desktop environment similar to OS X, but more open and configurable.
- omeid2 7y ago
  ElementryOS is heading that way, if you haven't heard of it yet. But the ecosystem is no where near close to MacOS. Sadly, for me, cause I mostly run Linux. :P
jotm 7y ago
Yes... "run"... a "substantial amount"... Nah man, sadly most of the really useful software is quite unstable under wine, if it even runs :(

fyfy18 7y ago

As an OS I agree, but the desktop experience leaves a lot to be desired. I'm currently trying to figure out how to properly drive a 4K monitor with my laptop and not have it end up lagging. Supposedly hardware acceleration is enabled on Firefox, but even trying to play even a 1080p YouTube video drops frames. On Windows it is buttery smooth, so it's not a hardware issue. Don't even get me started about scaling... (Currently using GNOME on Wayland)

lnx01 7y ago
It's not actually, enabled. It says that it is, but it's really not. It's still using your CPU to decode 4K video. https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Chrome-No-2018-Linux-GPU-Accel https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Chrome-N... https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210726 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1210726 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_acceleration https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Hardware_video_accelera...

isostatic 7y ago

Linux is a kernel

sverige 7y ago
I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're referring to as Linux, is in fact, GNU/Linux, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNU plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning GNU system made useful by the GNU corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.