From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love

Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by ianai on Sunday August 25, 2019 @10:17AM (#20793092)

I definitely believe in knowing the most about your tools - regardless of profession. I’m less sure on where this line sits for OS choice. There are or at least were professionals who really needed Mac OS to get their work done properly along with the Adobe suite. Giving them Linux and OSS alternatives would almost certainly hinder them too greatly. But being able to hop onto just about any box and quickly get whatever done is itself a demonstration of broad knowledge.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by asdff on Sunday August 25, 2019 @10:41PM (#20797067)

You absolutely should know your tools so you can actually trace problems and troubleshoot by yourself, which saves you time from researching and finding expert opinion. This is the exact reason why I don't use linux. I know my tools pretty well (macOS and bash), and I can troubleshoot my own problems.

But there are always going to be exceptions, new problems will arise that will slow you down. That's another reason why I'm on a mainstream OS and not linux, because when I do encounter a problem that slows me down, devs work at breakneck speed to fix bugs and there is extensive documentation because the community is much larger than the linux community. I'd be spending waaay too much time in the weeds on ubuntu, sifting through pages of SEO crap search results to find the one sage forum post from 10 years ago with now deleted screenshots, just trying to run the software and workflows I know like the back of my hand on macos. I don't want to start over and be a dumbass again, I've found my niche.

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Re:From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love by gricjeh on Monday August 26, 2019 @04:57PM (#20803692)

Check out the Arch Wiki. Mind you: I am not saying use Arch necessarily. But the wiki is fantastic documentation for Linux.

Sure, it’s one thing to compare knowledge that you already have. But does macOS even have a counterpart to the Arch Wiki for those starting out?

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