Re:If macOS High Sierra shows your password instead of the p...
by antod on Thursday October 05, 2017 @08:12PM
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> It usually includes updates (or myself by mistake? not sure) making my system so broken that I have to reinstall and start again from scratch.
I hear that a lot, but I always wonder what distro people are using or what they do to their machines or what hardware they have etc.
My current laptop at home has been getting every 6 monthly Ubuntu in-place upgrade since 13.04 and hasn't had an issue. Same with the kids second hand laptops. But I choose Thinkpads and make sure I always get Intel graphics and wifi chipsets for compatibility.
Based on my colleagues experiences though - I don't have anywhere as much upgrade confidence at work with my Macbook Pro though (still on El Capitan).
It usually includes updates (or myself by mistake? not sure) making my system so broken that I have to reinstall and start again from scratch.
This year I thought I'd try with the Pro after the MacBook Air wasn't upgraded with retina, but if I have to spend almost EUR 2,000 and have faulty hardware and a broken OS that shows my password in clear text, might as well spend 1/3 to get a just-as-good laptop with elementary OS on it.