Moving away from
Mac OS
But why?
Two years ago my computer started to warm like crazy, I lost two days of work, I backed up data, did a fresh install and keep having performance issues.
Docker was slow, I guess me wanting to use Docker for everything made me move away for OS X
Pros
- Beautiful machines
- The quality of materials and aluminum body.
- Screen size 15'
- Good keyboard mine was a (2015)
- Keep value $ longer than PC's
Cons
- Got warm easily
- Fans running all the time (annoying)
- Poor Docker support
- Expensive $_$
- Heavy, annoying when traveling.
Mac OS
Pros
- Zero support (Learn)
- Docker runs fast >>>>>
- Cheaper $
- Access to better Processors and Hardware.
Cons
- Zero support
- Poor driver support.
- No Sketch App :(
- Poor Backup Tools
Ubutu Linux
Some Linux Flavors
Elementary OS
Video demo of Elementary OS
https://youtu.be/Ih6ZGghiXjo?t=584
- Beautiful Distro
- Based on ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is released every 6 months and a Long Term Support every 2 years.
Based on Debian, another Linux Distribution.
Ubuntu is Developed by Cannonical and a community of developers managed under a meritocratic governance model.
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is released every 6 months and a Long Term Support every 2 years.
Based on Debian, another Linux Distribution.
Ubuntu is Developed by Cannonical and a community of developers managed under a meritocratic governance model.
Favors
Xubuntu: uses XFE good for computers with few hardware resources, 1-2 Gb of RAM
Ubuntu LTS ( Long Term Support)
The recommended download for almost everyone, including the server version.
Ubuntu, non LTS, latest release 19.10
This Distribution (Distro) is cool if you want to test the bleeding edge stuff they will be incorporating in the future LTS releases.
My Current Hardware
Thanks Chromatic
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition
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Comes with ubuntu pre-installed
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All drivers work out of the box
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3 Usb-c connections
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2 Thunderbolt
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4K touch screen
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Bluethoot 4.2
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16Gb RAM
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512 SSD HDD
Software
- Slack work the same as in Mac OS, just a wrapper for Electron.
- Chrome, Firefox, Brave as Browsers
- VS Code, PHPStorm, Sublime run nativelly
- Docker runs fast, windows needs Hyper-V to work and you need to pay for that feature, on Mac is due to the NFS filesystem
How to install software
You can install software via terminal, using the package managers like snap, apt and apt-get:
snap store
Who should use it?
People that:
- Wants to learn more about Linux
- If you want to try something different and not being tied to the Hardware apple provides.
- There are even tools for design and Free alternatives to photoshop and illustrator, but as Designer it would be harder to move to linux.
- With tools like BrowserStack and Zeplin even front end developers can use Linux.
Questions?
Moving from Mac to Linux
By Israel Morales
