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th0masp
macrumors 6502a
Whatever the look and feel - you'd need to replicate the features of Finder (or Windows 7 or earlier Explorer) to really stand out IMO. What good is a desktop with an incomplete file manager?
I don't even remember the amount of tweaks to Nemo (or is it Nautilus? - not the default filemanager at any rate because the one that shipped with the distro was too basic) I had to apply on Pop_OS to get it somewhat close. Still looking for a Quicklook-alternative on any OS that is as reliable (and open to file-format plugins) as the one that comes with a Mac by default.
I don't even remember the amount of tweaks to Nemo (or is it Nautilus? - not the default filemanager at any rate because the one that shipped with the distro was too basic) I had to apply on Pop_OS to get it somewhat close. Still looking for a Quicklook-alternative on any OS that is as reliable (and open to file-format plugins) as the one that comes with a Mac by default.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
I'm running Gnome 50 and I have quicklook. I highlight a file, and in many cases it works. I've not used this exhaustively so I can't say how close it gets but it seems to work ell enough for me. I know it doesn't do xlsx files, that's so far the only thing that doesn't work
Can you expound on what/why you needed to add so many tweaks? I'm not looking at specifics, but rather what you found lacking in the Pop_OS' file manager.
When did you last look/use it? For PopOS, Cosmic went through a major update last year, instead of being bolted on top of Gnome, they system 76 built it as a complete standalone DE. It had some teething problems in the beginning of the year but it seems overall pretty decent. I'm not on the distro, nor do I feel like installing that DE onto my distro, but I've used it in the past
bogdanw
macrumors G3
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MacBH928
macrumors G3
is there a good reason for this? why not use the current LTS?
FOSS community love to start a million forks and abandon them
MacBH928
macrumors G3
i heard column view is not available o linux nor windows. i can be very wrong. its my favorite way to browse files and folders
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
There may be file manager apps available on both Windows and Linux that offer that, but truth be told, I've not some across any. ITs also a feature in Finder that I loathe, so its not something I'm keeping an eye out for.
Having spent my time mostly in windows, its that traditional tree structure that makes the most sense for me - everyone is different, I'm just pointing out I prefer that way of doing things
BSDnostalgia
macrumors 6502
A reminder that perfect security is an illusion, and, that better security is a goal, not a static end-state. Your example is a good example of why any system that a user cares about should be using an operating system that is maintained and has a process in place to handle rapid response when necessary.
BSDnostalgia
macrumors 6502
Just another way to view trees, is it not? I find different options handy depending on what I'm doing.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
The top 20 distros according to DistroWatch
There's some really arcane distros being reported but overall its pretty cool
There's some really arcane distros being reported but overall its pretty cool
There is no reliable source of what really is the most popular distro. But from what I've seen of Linux being used in Public (cafes, public signage, libraries, my big open plan office at work) it's 90% Ubuntu.
As Mac users who want something that a) looks nice b) just works I really think there is no better choice than Ubuntu. Especially as the last Intel Mac is now 5 years old so bleeding edge Linux e.g. Arch is not going to gain you any better hardware support.
As Mac users who want something that a) looks nice b) just works I really think there is no better choice than Ubuntu. Especially as the last Intel Mac is now 5 years old so bleeding edge Linux e.g. Arch is not going to gain you any better hardware support.
I believe Dell still offers Ubuntu installed with support it has been the distro I keep returning to.
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maflynn
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MacBH928
macrumors G3
mx linux is a real head scratcher for me. from what i understood its just debian with xfce DE. My only guess is its the biggest distro that does not ship with systemd
MacBH928
macrumors G3
From researching and testing Mint is even easier (its dead simple). Zorin is a nicer mac looking ubuntu based distro (downside i heard there is only like 3 people working on it) , and functionality wise Pop_OS seems closest to MacOS with cosmic DE.
As always pick a distro and try it they are free if you don't like it delete and try another also the problem with keeping track of the most downloaded distros does not include all the ones out there that simply update their existing distro without downloading an ISO.
FatLouie
macrumors 6502a
I use Debian with XFCE. I have used Mint, and it is the only Linux I would recommend to a new user coming from Windows. I did have a purchased copy of a Zorin version, but deleted it. Zorin is nice, but it seems to have these quirks, and I am not so sure I liked the path it was taking.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Yeah I know, its based off of debian standard, so its using older code then ubuntu which is based off of debian testing branch
boswald
macrumors 68030
Is Ubuntu still a mishmash of different GNOME libraries? I haven't used it in forever.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Another issue to consider is security. In my opinion Mandatory Access Control (MAC) is essential on a modern Linux distro. So either SELinux or AppArmor. These are the distros which have MAC:
From what I understand Mint is mostly developed by one person, as is only going to be updated once a year from now on.
Fedora gets their money from IBM, Ubuntu from Canonical, and OpenSUSE from SUSE - an enterprise Linux company. None of those are going to disappear.
- Fedora
- Ubuntu
- OpenSUSE
- Mint (from Ubuntu)
From what I understand Mint is mostly developed by one person, as is only going to be updated once a year from now on.
Fedora gets their money from IBM, Ubuntu from Canonical, and OpenSUSE from SUSE - an enterprise Linux company. None of those are going to disappear.
maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Does that really matter?
My desktop is about 6 years old, and at some point, I'll be upgrading it, if CachyOS (my current linux choice) is not around at that point, I'll just pick a different distro.