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Advice for a Mac user switching to Linux? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 9 months ago by 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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[–] 2 points 9 months ago

I grew up using macos, still use it on my work laptop, and use elementary os on my home machine. For the most part, it's great. I like

  • The intuitive UX and the clean, consistent and beautiful UI
  • Good default apps and settings
  • Flatpak out of the box, no snap bullshit.
  • Generally you can get away with quite a bit without resorting to the terminal

Unfortuntalely, there are a few big issues with it, mostly due to the small number of developers

  • Updating the OS to a new major version (that they release every 1-2 years) is a hassle, there is no direct way to do distro-update like on ubuntu for example
  • The mail and calendar apps don't support Oauth, and by now, google doesn't seem to support password+IMAP anymore. So no google calendar or mail integration. Also a hassle to set up anything that uses Oauth by default.

If those aren't dealbreakers, I can recommend eos. But do check out the other options as well.

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