Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux?

Re:Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux? by anothergoogler on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @11:52AM (#17238840)

My only advice would be to use a desktop (tower) PC and not a laptop. Much easier to get everything working well, and no power management headaches etc.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux? by randyzwitch on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:08PM (#17239041)

This is what I did, used a desktop with Linux as a remote server of sorts (while also having a monitor attached). As I got more comfortable with Linux, my usage of my MBP dropped

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Re:Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux? by pnutjam on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:14PM (#17239109)

This is good advice, you can use a terminal, forward x sessions, or use something like x2go for a full gui experience.

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Re:Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux? by SamLevin88 on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @12:35PM (#17239365)

Really stinks when you're remote with limited connectivity though. If you're plugged in all day then it would work, yeah

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Re:Ask HN: How did you transition from Mac to Linux? by pnutjam on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @09:08PM (#17243610)

X2go works well over slow lines. I used to run it on a 1mb connection.

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