If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big thing won’t matter

Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by noir_lord on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:53PM (#29231068)

I put the boy on an old Dell Vostro running Fedora.

Installation and updates took about 30 minutes.

Updating the machine is a `sudo dnf update` and done.

Though I did get in trouble when I shelled into his machine did and update and rebooted without checking he was using it first - killing his call to his (not)girlfriend in the process.

He's just start secondary (high) school and they are using Google Classroom so all he really needs is a browser and a webcam/mic.

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by clarge1120 on Monday November 15, 2021 @02:24PM (#29231485)

I am thinking of starting the young man with Ubuntu, rather than Windows or OSX. Since his (not) gf only uses iPhone tech, I won't be able to accidentally interrupt any calls.

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by velosol on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:22PM (#29234895)

I wonder if FaceTime web [1] actually will work on Firefox or Chromium on Linux.

[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212619

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by flatiron on Monday November 15, 2021 @06:20PM (#29234298)

Take a look at neon. Probably a good distribution for a kid. I still run my kids computers so they run arch.

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Re:If Apple keeps letting its software slip, the next big th... by MikusR on Monday November 15, 2021 @07:58PM (#29235209)

Was that a few year old installation of Fedora?

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