Surviving the New MacBook Pro

Re:Surviving the New MacBook Pro by askmike on Saturday March 25, 2017 @08:13AM (#13955233)

I rather move to linux than to Windows, I'd say I am definitely not the only developer to say so.

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Re:Surviving the New MacBook Pro by kogepathic on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:03AM (#13955415)

> I rather move to linux than to Windows

I use Linux daily on my desktop. Never really liked Windows because cmd was always a terrible cripple compared to *NIX.

But recently I've heard very good things from people about the new Linux subsystem in Windows 10.

There's still a lot of software that doesn't run on Linux (e.g. management utilities for enterprise systems, old/obscure utilities) even in WINE.

Can anyone who regularly uses Linux comment on how it is to us the Linux subsystem on Windows? It is good enough or still rough on the edges?

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Re:Surviving the New MacBook Pro by Baeocystin on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:53AM (#13955629)

It is far better than it has any right to be, considering the work they have to do in the background to get it to live happily in NTFS. It still has a way to go, but you can get real work done.

My Linux-of-choice remains Ubuntu on a VM on my Surface, but having the subsystem installed as well is nice. If they keep at it, I can see ditching the VM in a few more revs. X doesn't officially work yet, although you can hack around and get it kinda-sorta going.

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Re:Surviving the New MacBook Pro by bitexploder on Saturday March 25, 2017 @09:38AM (#13955556)

Vmware workstation... :)

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