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That's not mac-specific. My Pixelbook has a better trackpad experience than my M1 Macbook and it runs on Linux (ChromeOS). The big problem is a lack of invest
by hajile 5y ago
That's not mac-specific.
My Pixelbook has a better trackpad experience than my M1 Macbook and it runs on Linux (ChromeOS).
The big problem is a lack of investment by either Linux or Windows. It's such a huge quality of life improvement that I really don't understand why there's not more focus.
The real downer on Linux for me (chromebook aside) is that it's hard to get good laptop battery life and even with all the tweaks, it generally still isn't as good as my macbook.
I'd give KDE and Okular a look. There are some rough edges, but I find myself missing it when I'm on my mac.
All my desktops run Linux though as it's a beast there.
- phendrenad2 5y agoDoes the trackpad usability steeply decline when you switch from ChromeOS to, say, Ubuntu?
- hajile 5y agoI've never dual-booted my pixelbook, but using Crostini doesn't affect the trackpad because it is using ChromeOS as the host. I've heard that GalliumOS (based on Xbuntu) uses the ChromeOS trackpad drivers and works well, but I've never had the time to mess with it.