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As of now, I use a mac for the hw but the linux experience on this box is shitty. I installed archlinux, and still havent got the fonts right. Its so much stra

As of now, I use a mac for the hw but the linux experience on this box is shitty. I installed archlinux, and still havent got the fonts right. Its so much strain on the eyes and I had to go back to mac.

danford 12y ago
Have you tried Ubuntu 14.04? My sister just installed it on her MBP and she hasn't had any issues except with the track pad, which she was abe to fix (not sure how). Don't install arch unless you're ready to tweak some configuration files.
- mqsiuser 12y ago
  I have a MBPR with the current Ubuntu. For non techies I'd say: Too hard (just use MacOS). For techies: No {, } and no @ (need to copy it from somewhere). I still prefer it over MacOS. Nice Hardware + dualboot with MacOS. I actually like it: It's slim, silent and feels great. The Metalcase can be cold sometimes. Retina-Dispay requires you to zoom in on webpages (Strg & "+"), but that works well. Can be a good choice for HN readers. Someone wrote "it's the best Hardware & the best Software" and I agree
  - TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
    Are you sure you are using the right keyboard layout?
    - mqsiuser 12y ago
      Yeah, thanks the keyboard layout. Problems because it's a German MBPR: "Keyboard" -> "Text Entry" -> ... @: alt + Q {[]}: alt + 7890 Great nice :)
- jaseemabid 12y ago
  I know its stupid, but I just love arch. Moving to anything else just don't seem right. How did ubuntu fix font issues? That code should be FOSS! Let me see how I can make that run on arch ;) PS: I use a very minimal arch machine with i3 wm (the most awesome WM ever and I pretty much hate gnome and unity religiously. I think KDE is a bloat) I'll soon have a look at it again, and will post here if something good comes along.
__chrismc 12y ago
Have you tried installing the Infiniality bundle? It's a replacement set of libraries that definitely improved the font rendering in Arch, to my eyes at least. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality-bundle+fonts https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality-bundle+fonts
DanBC 12y ago
I agree. I'm using a 2009 MBP and the Linux experience is frustrating. (I'm not even dual booting) It's fine if you enjoy tinkering with the system and finding different drivers and so on, and it's probably good as a learning experience. (WIFI doesn't work. Some models don't have ethernet. That's a fun and relatively easy puzzle to solve).

danford 12y ago

Have you tried Ubuntu 14.04? My sister just installed it on her MBP and she hasn't had any issues except with the track pad, which she was abe to fix (not sure how). Don't install arch unless you're ready to tweak some configuration files.

mqsiuser 12y ago
I have a MBPR with the current Ubuntu. For non techies I'd say: Too hard (just use MacOS). For techies: No {, } and no @ (need to copy it from somewhere). I still prefer it over MacOS. Nice Hardware + dualboot with MacOS. I actually like it: It's slim, silent and feels great. The Metalcase can be cold sometimes. Retina-Dispay requires you to zoom in on webpages (Strg & "+"), but that works well. Can be a good choice for HN readers. Someone wrote "it's the best Hardware & the best Software" and I agree
- TazeTSchnitzel 12y ago
  Are you sure you are using the right keyboard layout?
  - mqsiuser 12y ago
    Yeah, thanks the keyboard layout. Problems because it's a German MBPR: "Keyboard" -> "Text Entry" -> ... @: alt + Q {[]}: alt + 7890 Great nice :)
jaseemabid 12y ago
I know its stupid, but I just love arch. Moving to anything else just don't seem right. How did ubuntu fix font issues? That code should be FOSS! Let me see how I can make that run on arch ;) PS: I use a very minimal arch machine with i3 wm (the most awesome WM ever and I pretty much hate gnome and unity religiously. I think KDE is a bloat) I'll soon have a look at it again, and will post here if something good comes along.

__chrismc 12y ago

Have you tried installing the Infiniality bundle? It's a replacement set of libraries that definitely improved the font rendering in Arch, to my eyes at least. https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality-bundle+fonts https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Infinality-bundle+fonts

DanBC 12y ago

I agree. I'm using a 2009 MBP and the Linux experience is frustrating. (I'm not even dual booting) It's fine if you enjoy tinkering with the system and finding different drivers and so on, and it's probably good as a learning experience. (WIFI doesn't work. Some models don't have ethernet. That's a fun and relatively easy puzzle to solve).