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I have a new macbook pro 16 inch so I'm forced to use Catalina for it. Up until 10.15.2, it was extremely buggy with applications like the Terminal crashing and
by nicolas_t 7y ago
I have a new macbook pro 16 inch so I'm forced to use Catalina for it. Up until 10.15.2, it was extremely buggy with applications like the Terminal crashing and then refusing to start again if you force quit them. I had to restart the computer once a day about...
With 10.15.3, it's a bit better but I still see the spinning spinning wheel of death way more than I used to, and my computer completely crashed once with the fan turning on very quickly and the screen becoming completely gray... I don't think it's production ready yet.
As an aside not being able to run 32 bits applications is really annoying to me. I like to play old games, and not being able to annoys me. I can use crossover with the windows version of the games but it's a hassle. Just for the 32 bits issue, I wish I could install Mojave on my mbp 16 inch.
So, yes, worst os upgrade in a long time... I'm now dreading the os update that will disable kernel extensions and stop me from having Little Snitch and Karabiner. If that happens, I'll probably switch to Linux for my personal computers.
Surprisingly, I'm less bothered by the Permission popups, and while I don't care about apps having access to Downloads and Desktop, I do care about them having or not access to Documents. I see this is as a complement of Little Snitch. So this is for me the only positive of Catalina...
- MobileVet 7y agoHold the phone... I am going to have to give up Little Snitch?!? Not cool.
- dep_b 7y agoSome issues I noticed on my previous 2015 MBP 15" (still on Mojave) also popped up on my brand new 2019 MBP 16", like the UI completely halting doing mundane stuff like opening a new tab or something. I always thought it was software rot after 5 years of use and a fresh install would fix everything.
- nicolas_t 7y agoAt the same time, my old trusty Mac Pro on Mojave never does that... Both have the same amount of RAM, both are 8 cores... But the Mac pro is just that much more stable.