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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Advice for a Mac user switching to Linux? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’m on board that we need to become independent from big tech. As someone who is fond of the Mac user experience, from choosing hardware to how you navigate through apps, I need a guide to make the switch, so if you know of any great guides for Mac users, I’d greatly appreciate it!

Edit: you have all been very useful. I now know a bit more how to start and what it would mean to switch!

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

as a mac & linux user since 2002 and i had a time machine to do it all over again but correctly this time; i would go with a linux first vendor like system76 or tuxedo or any other vendor that uses 100% open source hard/software. (ie coreboot/libreboot).

linux can work on almost all hardware (including mac) but you're mileage is going to vary a lot and only the linux first vendors can give you an experience that rivals mac and windows.

[–] atcorebcor@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for saying this. I wonder which vendor is best value for money.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 hours ago

you should also know that it's a double edged sword if you go with linux first vendors because you'll likely never learn from resolving your own technical difficulties that arise as a result of hardware that is not 100% linux compatible.

i learned so much from putting linux on my windows & mac hardware; that it enabled me tow work on linux professionally for the last 21 years. switching to linux first hardware 5-ish years ago made my knowledge of people facing issues atrophy, so i bought windows first hardware to re-acquaint myself.