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Interestingly enough, for me 2010 was the first time in 10 years that I actually stuck with Linux on the desktop. Ubuntu really does Just Work for me, on every

Interestingly enough, for me 2010 was the first time in 10 years that I actually stuck with Linux on the desktop. Ubuntu really does Just Work for me, on every machine I own. You can't beat Apple's industrial design or the quality of parts they use but I have never felt at home in their UI. I probably never will. That's too bad because I'd rather be seen with a Macbook than pretty much any PC. But that's just vanity :)

austinshea 16y ago
A macbook can run Linux. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook
- cosgroveb 16y ago
  Thanks for that!
- nailer 16y ago
  Dual booting here. The Mac constantly has the red optical light turned on under Linux. Temperature control can be a little off too. It works, but not seamlessly.
  - threedaymonk 16y ago
    You can turn the red light off with alsamixer (find the SPDIF column and hit M to mute, as I recall). There must also be a way to automate this on boot, though I don't know it off the top of my head.
    - xiongchiamiov 16y ago
      Alsa settings can be saved using `sudo alsactl store`; most distros have their startup scripts configured to load up the generated config file when they start.
larrik 16y ago
Me too. I've installed Linux about every year for the past 6-7 years, trying Suse, Debian, and others. The last few years were Ubuntu, but I just could never make linux my full time machine. Then I put a clean install of 9.10 on my new machine last Thanksgiving, and never went back. I feel that Ubuntu is simply the best operating system out there right now. I use OS X for iPhone development, and Ubuntu makes it feel a bit clunky and very rigid. I also have Windows 7 for gaming, and I'd rather spend days trying to get games to run well under wine instead (and those that don't, get rarely played).
pan69 16y ago
"I have never felt at home in their UI" To me their UI is just plain awkward. I use a Mac at work so most of my days are spend working on a Mac desktop. Frustration would be a good way to describe it, but of course you can't say that since it's supposed to be perfect. At home I've been running my Ubuntu desktop for over 5 years now. It's great. Especially when you compare Finder to Nautilus.
- foljs 16y ago
  > To me their UI is just plain awkward. I use a Mac at work so most of my days are spend working on a Mac desktop. Frustration would be a good way to describe it You can be accurately describe as an "outlier".

austinshea 16y ago

A macbook can run Linux. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBook

cosgroveb 16y ago
Thanks for that!
nailer 16y ago
Dual booting here. The Mac constantly has the red optical light turned on under Linux. Temperature control can be a little off too. It works, but not seamlessly.
- threedaymonk 16y ago
  You can turn the red light off with alsamixer (find the SPDIF column and hit M to mute, as I recall). There must also be a way to automate this on boot, though I don't know it off the top of my head.
  - xiongchiamiov 16y ago
    Alsa settings can be saved using `sudo alsactl store`; most distros have their startup scripts configured to load up the generated config file when they start.

larrik 16y ago

Me too. I've installed Linux about every year for the past 6-7 years, trying Suse, Debian, and others. The last few years were Ubuntu, but I just could never make linux my full time machine. Then I put a clean install of 9.10 on my new machine last Thanksgiving, and never went back. I feel that Ubuntu is simply the best operating system out there right now. I use OS X for iPhone development, and Ubuntu makes it feel a bit clunky and very rigid. I also have Windows 7 for gaming, and I'd rather spend days trying to get games to run well under wine instead (and those that don't, get rarely played).

pan69 16y ago

"I have never felt at home in their UI" To me their UI is just plain awkward. I use a Mac at work so most of my days are spend working on a Mac desktop. Frustration would be a good way to describe it, but of course you can't say that since it's supposed to be perfect. At home I've been running my Ubuntu desktop for over 5 years now. It's great. Especially when you compare Finder to Nautilus.

foljs 16y ago
> To me their UI is just plain awkward. I use a Mac at work so most of my days are spend working on a Mac desktop. Frustration would be a good way to describe it You can be accurately describe as an "outlier".