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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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[–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

Even the gestures? Mac’s gesturing system for the UI and all native and most non native apps is why I stay with it.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    The MacOS specific ones like zooming out to show all active windows in a workspace, or flipping to the next app aren't there because, well...that's MacOS specific.

    All the more universal ones like pinch to zoom, scrolling...etc are all there. I actually used an Apple TouchPad for years just because I had it around. Worked fine.

    You can also run a simple plugin in Gnome to map custom gestures to whatever you want if needed.

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