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That's funny, I only feel like I'm putting up with "_a lot_ of crap" when I'm working on a system where I'm not able to tweak the configuration. I'm currently

That's funny, I only feel like I'm putting up with "_a lot_ of crap" when I'm working on a system where I'm not able to tweak the configuration. I'm currently working on Mac OS, and the limitations when rebinding keyboard shortcuts for example are absolutely infuriating. Getting to log in on my home Arch Linux desktop is so relaxing every day after work - if something doesn't work the way I want it to work, I can just fix it myself.

laumars 7y ago
Likewise here. OS X user at work. I don't mind OS X but it's one of those platforms where you just have to learn to love many of the decisions made on your behalf. Whereas when I switching to Arch everything works how chose it to. The thing with Arch is it is a bit of a pain to install compared to basically every other OS. Needlessly painful in my personal opinion but I'm not going to argue against the hard work the maintainers put in. However the beauty of Arch is once it's running it will last for years with very little effort. It's funny you mention keyboard bindings though, I've spent so much time trying to get keyboard bindings right on OS X and it's still not right. I wish OS X had an option to toggle between Mac and IBM bindings. I get the command key is useful on occasions but Apple really are the odd one out these days and it's a pain switching between Macs and PCs because of it.
antigirl 7y ago
so keyboard binding vs spendings weeks trying to get drivers to work on your machine properly ?
- Insanity 7y ago
  Have you used Linux recently? In the past 5+ years I've not had to install a single driver _except_ one nvidia driver on one of the machines I wanted to game on. And that was not necessary except for gaming. Lately, it's just pretty much "install Debian from .ISO" -> done.
  - beatgammit 7y ago
    I've been using Arch with Nvidia, and it took ~2hrs my first time installing Arch and ~30min my most recent time (different machines), and once it's installed, I only mess with it if I need some software package, and that's usually just pacman -S package. By the time I've installed everything I want, I bet I've spent less time getting Arch set up than the Windows install that comes with my computer (tracking down software on Windows sucks, on Arch pacman gets it done quickly). If you're using Nvidia, most distributions (except Free Software zealots like Debian and Fedora) include their proprietary driver in the repositories, and honestly nouveau is quite good for most things. If you have the choice, go for AMD cards and they'll work much better out of the box.
- lunchables 7y ago
  I haven't had any real driver issues in years and I run linux on all my machines. The closest is installing (via package manager) nvidia drivers for some machines, which takes all of about 30 seconds and a reboot. It's really luck of the draw, you may get a machine that has a device without good driver support, but it seems increasingly rare. Some ThinkPads now officially support Linux and Dell has been producing the XPS 13 Developer Edition for years which ships with linux and is supported by Dell.
IggleSniggle 7y ago
There’s always a way, although the most convenient are third party. After all, it’s a 'nix! Recommend Karabiner for keyboard specifically, or BetterTouchTool for all of your inputs / Window management. “Contexts” to replace Spotlight, and Shortcat for mouse-less GUI control.

laumars 7y ago

Likewise here. OS X user at work. I don't mind OS X but it's one of those platforms where you just have to learn to love many of the decisions made on your behalf. Whereas when I switching to Arch everything works how chose it to. The thing with Arch is it is a bit of a pain to install compared to basically every other OS. Needlessly painful in my personal opinion but I'm not going to argue against the hard work the maintainers put in. However the beauty of Arch is once it's running it will last for years with very little effort. It's funny you mention keyboard bindings though, I've spent so much time trying to get keyboard bindings right on OS X and it's still not right. I wish OS X had an option to toggle between Mac and IBM bindings. I get the command key is useful on occasions but Apple really are the odd one out these days and it's a pain switching between Macs and PCs because of it.

antigirl 7y ago

so keyboard binding vs spendings weeks trying to get drivers to work on your machine properly ?

Insanity 7y ago
Have you used Linux recently? In the past 5+ years I've not had to install a single driver _except_ one nvidia driver on one of the machines I wanted to game on. And that was not necessary except for gaming. Lately, it's just pretty much "install Debian from .ISO" -> done.
- beatgammit 7y ago
  I've been using Arch with Nvidia, and it took ~2hrs my first time installing Arch and ~30min my most recent time (different machines), and once it's installed, I only mess with it if I need some software package, and that's usually just pacman -S package. By the time I've installed everything I want, I bet I've spent less time getting Arch set up than the Windows install that comes with my computer (tracking down software on Windows sucks, on Arch pacman gets it done quickly). If you're using Nvidia, most distributions (except Free Software zealots like Debian and Fedora) include their proprietary driver in the repositories, and honestly nouveau is quite good for most things. If you have the choice, go for AMD cards and they'll work much better out of the box.
lunchables 7y ago
I haven't had any real driver issues in years and I run linux on all my machines. The closest is installing (via package manager) nvidia drivers for some machines, which takes all of about 30 seconds and a reboot. It's really luck of the draw, you may get a machine that has a device without good driver support, but it seems increasingly rare. Some ThinkPads now officially support Linux and Dell has been producing the XPS 13 Developer Edition for years which ships with linux and is supported by Dell.

IggleSniggle 7y ago

There’s always a way, although the most convenient are third party. After all, it’s a 'nix! Recommend Karabiner for keyboard specifically, or BetterTouchTool for all of your inputs / Window management. “Contexts” to replace Spotlight, and Shortcat for mouse-less GUI control.