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The thing with "windows" laptops is that you can install and run Linux seamlessly out of the box, even distros that Mimic the look of OSX, and remap the keys to

The thing with "windows" laptops is that you can install and run Linux seamlessly out of the box, even distros that Mimic the look of OSX, and remap the keys to your hearts content.

quesera 6y ago
> even distros that Mimic the look of OSX, and remap the keys to your hearts content Sadly, they mimic the macOS UI very poorly, and it remains not-possible in Linux to universally remap keyboard shortcuts to match macOS built-in sanity.
- DanAtC 6y ago
  https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto is pretty good on the keyboard front
- airstrike 6y ago
  > to match macOS built-in sanity. Yeah, I really wish I could map Alt+Down to open files in Nautilus so that I can then use the Enter key to rename them like any sane person
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- rbreaves 6y ago
  You should really take a look at https://ubuntubudgie.org https://ubuntubudgie.org.. it does not mimic the UI poorly at all.. the welcome app easily gets you to a dark mojave looking theme and then you can change the layout to cupertino for the global menu. Also open up budgie-settings to set the overall system theme to dark and that is literally all you have to do.. Also use waterfox instead of firefox if you want the browser to give you a proper global menu, or use chrome.
boogies 6y ago
The XPS line in particular has had Developer Editions with pre-installed Ubuntu, and IIUC significant effort by Dell to provide good Linux drivers, for years.
nikanj 6y ago
What people in the OSS land don't seem to understand is that the button shapes and control colors are not the killer feature of MacOS. I can get a "looks like OSX" theme for KDE easily, but KDE will still be weirdly unstable, and have tons of impedance mismatch between it's components. You can't make a Ferrari out of a Ford by painting it the right shade of red.
- ActorNightly 6y ago
  I dunno if you have never used modern linux, but the current state of it is that you can install Pop OS on a laptop and hand it to your parents and they will figure out how to use it, without ever touching the terminal. I also don't understand how people say Macs are stable. I get the spinny thing that locks up the entire system about once a week.

The thing with "windows" laptops is that you can install and run Linux seamlessly out of the box, even distros that Mimic the look of OSX, and remap the keys to your hearts content.

quesera 6y ago

> even distros that Mimic the look of OSX, and remap the keys to your hearts content Sadly, they mimic the macOS UI very poorly, and it remains not-possible in Linux to universally remap keyboard shortcuts to match macOS built-in sanity.

DanAtC 6y ago
https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto https://github.com/rbreaves/kinto is pretty good on the keyboard front
airstrike 6y ago
> to match macOS built-in sanity. Yeah, I really wish I could map Alt+Down to open files in Nautilus so that I can then use the Enter key to rename them like any sane person
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rbreaves 6y ago
You should really take a look at https://ubuntubudgie.org https://ubuntubudgie.org.. it does not mimic the UI poorly at all.. the welcome app easily gets you to a dark mojave looking theme and then you can change the layout to cupertino for the global menu. Also open up budgie-settings to set the overall system theme to dark and that is literally all you have to do.. Also use waterfox instead of firefox if you want the browser to give you a proper global menu, or use chrome.

boogies 6y ago

The XPS line in particular has had Developer Editions with pre-installed Ubuntu, and IIUC significant effort by Dell to provide good Linux drivers, for years.

nikanj 6y ago

What people in the OSS land don't seem to understand is that the button shapes and control colors are not the killer feature of MacOS. I can get a "looks like OSX" theme for KDE easily, but KDE will still be weirdly unstable, and have tons of impedance mismatch between it's components. You can't make a Ferrari out of a Ford by painting it the right shade of red.

ActorNightly 6y ago
I dunno if you have never used modern linux, but the current state of it is that you can install Pop OS on a laptop and hand it to your parents and they will figure out how to use it, without ever touching the terminal. I also don't understand how people say Macs are stable. I get the spinny thing that locks up the entire system about once a week.