Re:ThinkPad X220 MacOS High Sierra Installation
by hocuspocus on Saturday August 04, 2018 @09:06AM
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I use Windows 10 exclusively at home and it's indeed pretty good but there are unfortunately a few things that would stop me at work:
* There's now a major upgrade every six months and Microsoft still hasn't figured out how to make the process reliable.
* Chocolatey is good but the available packages are sometimes lacking. Linux distros have always been miles ahead in this regard, and nowadays with snap I can even find third party software that wasn't packaged before.
Re:ThinkPad X220 MacOS High Sierra Installation
by roryisok on Saturday August 04, 2018 @11:46AM
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Actually I find choco to be miles better than apt-get. With apt-get I often have to add repos before I can install some app (usually something which fixes some basic part of Linux). This, for me, negates the whole point of having a package manager. What good is it if I have to tell it where to look?
Re:ThinkPad X220 MacOS High Sierra Installation
by vetinari on Saturday August 04, 2018 @04:09PM
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If it is in third-party repo, it means that the distribution maintainers do not maintain/test it. A third party does.
When that third-party package replaces something that is a part of the system, you are going to have a difficult upgrade next time the new distro release is out, unless the third party ensures smooth transition. Do you have that trust in them?
Re:ThinkPad X220 MacOS High Sierra Installation
by roryisok on Sunday August 05, 2018 @02:38AM
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Nope. I'd rather use windows than worry that I'll break my OS by installing a third party app
That seems to be the general consensus around here. If you're a dev, you either run MacOS or Linux. As a dev who runs Windows and MacOS I don't really get this. Windows 10 is excellent for dev work. I understand there are privacy issues that make people not want to use MS products but from a purely functional perspective it's a great User experience.