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I'd prefer to go back to a Linux laptop (mostly because homebrew is a garbage fire) but it really is nice having the integration with iOS... in particular I can

I'd prefer to go back to a Linux laptop (mostly because homebrew is a garbage fire) but it really is nice having the integration with iOS... in particular I can send texts and take calls through my laptop. It may sound trivial but when I think about switching again that is largely what holds me back.

deadbunny 5y ago
Check out KDE Connect. It brings some of that integration (and isn't limited to KDE)
davidw 5y ago
I use Android devices, so I can send texts via a browser page. Those, and calls, used to be integrated right in Gmail, but Google wrecked all of that - which is another story for another time. I vastly prefer using a keyboard for writing texts though, and that's still possible.
JaggerJo 5y ago
Never had issues with homebrew and have been extensively using it for years now. It’s a great piece of software I would really miss. The people maintaining it also do great work.
- jeremyjh 5y ago
  Yeah, what I don't care for (among others) is that when I type "brew install something" it also upgrades every package on my system and my postgres instance can't start until the databases have been upgraded (which may fail). I know the reason they give for doing this, but no other package manager does it and its a terrible default behavior.
  - skinnymuch 5y ago
    Can’t you set it to not do this. Even more cant you pin packages to not update at all. I don’t think my set up upgrades everything. I install stuff still but haven’t upgraded anything in months possibly. Brew outdated command shows dozens and dozens of packages fhat need to be upgraded. Not sure what I did. —- I don’t know why everyone loves one package manager that’s also everything for your OS like typical Linux package managers. Things get pretty chaotic. I’m not saying homebrew is the solution. Just Linux package managers seem overhyped

deadbunny 5y ago

Check out KDE Connect. It brings some of that integration (and isn't limited to KDE)

davidw 5y ago

I use Android devices, so I can send texts via a browser page. Those, and calls, used to be integrated right in Gmail, but Google wrecked all of that - which is another story for another time. I vastly prefer using a keyboard for writing texts though, and that's still possible.

JaggerJo 5y ago

Never had issues with homebrew and have been extensively using it for years now. It’s a great piece of software I would really miss. The people maintaining it also do great work.

jeremyjh 5y ago
Yeah, what I don't care for (among others) is that when I type "brew install something" it also upgrades every package on my system and my postgres instance can't start until the databases have been upgraded (which may fail). I know the reason they give for doing this, but no other package manager does it and its a terrible default behavior.
- skinnymuch 5y ago
  Can’t you set it to not do this. Even more cant you pin packages to not update at all. I don’t think my set up upgrades everything. I install stuff still but haven’t upgraded anything in months possibly. Brew outdated command shows dozens and dozens of packages fhat need to be upgraded. Not sure what I did. —- I don’t know why everyone loves one package manager that’s also everything for your OS like typical Linux package managers. Things get pretty chaotic. I’m not saying homebrew is the solution. Just Linux package managers seem overhyped