I switched from Linux to OS X around 2004/2005 and switched back again late 2011-ish. I use Fedora with Cinnamon DE currently. I loathed the OS X interface I r

I switched from Linux to OS X around 2004/2005 and switched back again late 2011-ish. I use Fedora with Cinnamon DE currently. I loathed the OS X interface I really only used it because the Macbok Pro was a really good piece of hardware (I still think the MBP's trackpad was the best I've used on a laptop) and OS X was "Unix enough" for me to put up with the short commings - adding an app store icon to the dock after an update (without asking me) was the straw that finally made me quit - My laptop is not a phone Apple. Linux's strength and it's weakness is the myriad of choice it offers, there's enough flexability on offer such that you can usually get it setup how you'd like it, the downside is you may need to spend time configuring it to get it into this state. Things like your terminal request - all I can say is don't feel obligated to use the distro defaults try a few different terminals until you find one your happy with. That's a good rule of thumb for all things linux - just because the distro defaults one way it doesn't mean you are obligated to adopt those defaults.