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Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by derefr on Friday May 14, 2021 @02:51PM (#27158259)
> It intermingles folders and files, with (AFAIK) no way to to change it.

“Keep folders on top” is a Finder preference as of Big Sur.

> file extension hiding

Also a Finder preference

> program association issues

That’s nothing to do with the Finder, but rather with how macOS discovers app-bundle file association claims through Spotlight. It applies equally to files opened through CLI open(1).

(Hint: if you downloaded the app from a website/through Homebrew, try opening the app itself once. It’s probably quarantined. Spotlight ignores quarantined things until you vouch for them. This is also why you won’t find the app in a search until you open it.)

Re:Lima: Linux-on-Mac by kemayo on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:00PM (#27159053)
Thanks for pointing out that preference -- I hadn't noticed it being added, so this was a nifty discovery.