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I have my Ubuntu 18.04 looking like MacOS. The only thing limiting it from really feeling like a Mac is the touchpad. You can see it here: https://ibb.co/H7khM

I have my Ubuntu 18.04 looking like MacOS. The only thing limiting it from really feeling like a Mac is the touchpad. You can see it here: https://ibb.co/H7khM7h https://ibb.co/H7khM7h A good guide for starting out is here: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-macos-theme-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-macos-theme-on-ubuntu...

codezero 5y ago
Does Ubuntu sleep/wake easily with a lid close (maintaining runtime state), and avoid weird battery drain issues? To me, that's the killer feature of macOS. I am usually connected w/ a mouse and keyboard, the touchpad is great on the go, but nothing really substitutes the ability to turn it off and on again without thinking twice.
- GhettoComputers 5y ago
  Laptop kernel driver issue. Newest 5.17 doesn't 5.16 does on my laptop, but most laptops I have had that flawlessly function.
marcodiego 5y ago
My girlfriend uses a MacBook and likes it. She bought a cheap windows all-in-one desktop and simply couldn't use windows. I made the effort during one weekend to make it look and behave like MacOS as much as I could. Appearance-wise it is very very close. I got some gnome extensions to mimic the behavior quite closely too. In terms of software, it is still missing MSO and some magic apple integration to their other products. Otherwise, she is now a happy linux user on the desktop.
andrewmackrodt 5y ago
There's more to macOS than look of the desktop, notably the universal menu and full screen mode opens to a new workspace. I find the latter a big productivity boost when working on an undocked laptop as the gestures to switch workspace or windows between an application are so well integrated.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  Universal menu is built into KDE and can be added to GNOME with minimal hassle (though the devs might try to shank you for it). Dynamic workspaces are also a pretty bog-standard feature for desktop environments, so if that's all that MacOS means to you then it might be worth taking another look.
  - kitsunesoba 5y ago
    KDE global menu is nice in theory but too many apps disregard it entirely which makes things awkward. Might be ok if you can restrict your app selection to Qt only but that’s very difficult to do for most of us.
    - smoldesu 5y ago
      I mean, the majority of apps I use on a regular basis support it. Chromium, Discord, Konsole, Dolphin, Mailspring, VS Code... the list goes on, and it's not just limited to QT applications. If your only holdout as a Mac user is the global menu, I think you'll be perfectly contented with what KDE offers.
  - andrewmackrodt 5y ago
    I'm primarily a Ubuntu user but I there are certain design elements of macOS that I appreciate. It's a common theme in reddit for users to post the desktop environments with a macOS skin and state no reason to use a mac now - but the workflow differences extend far beyond the look of an empty desktop with no windows open. When working portably, macOS is my preferred OS. I'm not sure about KDE, but Gnome's experience is severely degraded when outputting to an external monitor with different display scaling. Without Wayland there is horrendous screen tearing but pipewire isn't trivial to install which makes screen sharing while WFH problematic. Intel WiFi drivers are a hot mess. There are numerous other QoL differences. While Gnome supports dynamic workspaces, the workflow is very keyboard based and without Wayland gestures aren't native (e.g. smooth scrolling between workspaces) - AFAIK the only solution is to emulate keyboard shortcuts which is quite jarring given a decade plus of having super responsive smartphones - but Wayland without pipewire is problematic for screensharing, etc ..
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codezero 5y ago

Does Ubuntu sleep/wake easily with a lid close (maintaining runtime state), and avoid weird battery drain issues? To me, that's the killer feature of macOS. I am usually connected w/ a mouse and keyboard, the touchpad is great on the go, but nothing really substitutes the ability to turn it off and on again without thinking twice.

GhettoComputers 5y ago
Laptop kernel driver issue. Newest 5.17 doesn't 5.16 does on my laptop, but most laptops I have had that flawlessly function.

marcodiego 5y ago

My girlfriend uses a MacBook and likes it. She bought a cheap windows all-in-one desktop and simply couldn't use windows. I made the effort during one weekend to make it look and behave like MacOS as much as I could. Appearance-wise it is very very close. I got some gnome extensions to mimic the behavior quite closely too. In terms of software, it is still missing MSO and some magic apple integration to their other products. Otherwise, she is now a happy linux user on the desktop.

andrewmackrodt 5y ago

There's more to macOS than look of the desktop, notably the universal menu and full screen mode opens to a new workspace. I find the latter a big productivity boost when working on an undocked laptop as the gestures to switch workspace or windows between an application are so well integrated.

smoldesu 5y ago
Universal menu is built into KDE and can be added to GNOME with minimal hassle (though the devs might try to shank you for it). Dynamic workspaces are also a pretty bog-standard feature for desktop environments, so if that's all that MacOS means to you then it might be worth taking another look.
- kitsunesoba 5y ago
  KDE global menu is nice in theory but too many apps disregard it entirely which makes things awkward. Might be ok if you can restrict your app selection to Qt only but that’s very difficult to do for most of us.
  - smoldesu 5y ago
    I mean, the majority of apps I use on a regular basis support it. Chromium, Discord, Konsole, Dolphin, Mailspring, VS Code... the list goes on, and it's not just limited to QT applications. If your only holdout as a Mac user is the global menu, I think you'll be perfectly contented with what KDE offers.
- andrewmackrodt 5y ago
  I'm primarily a Ubuntu user but I there are certain design elements of macOS that I appreciate. It's a common theme in reddit for users to post the desktop environments with a macOS skin and state no reason to use a mac now - but the workflow differences extend far beyond the look of an empty desktop with no windows open. When working portably, macOS is my preferred OS. I'm not sure about KDE, but Gnome's experience is severely degraded when outputting to an external monitor with different display scaling. Without Wayland there is horrendous screen tearing but pipewire isn't trivial to install which makes screen sharing while WFH problematic. Intel WiFi drivers are a hot mess. There are numerous other QoL differences. While Gnome supports dynamic workspaces, the workflow is very keyboard based and without Wayland gestures aren't native (e.g. smooth scrolling between workspaces) - AFAIK the only solution is to emulate keyboard shortcuts which is quite jarring given a decade plus of having super responsive smartphones - but Wayland without pipewire is problematic for screensharing, etc ..

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