![]() ![]() Buying a Linux computer might not be as polished as buying an Apple however System76 is doing a fantastic job at closing the gap. I wish there were more companies like them in this space. Sell awesome Linux hardware and support open software. System76 is the real deal and their business model is simple. Microsoft is not a champion of open software but they’re making some great progress and I’m excited to see their support. Big industry is finally seeing the light of day that there is more to be gained by making things open then closed. Microsoft has come full circle in terms of supporting open source. Supporting companies that support open source. With the Dash to Dock extension, you can mimic the dock from MacOS fairly easily and it feels great to use. This has potential productivity gains however just isn’t something I’m sold on. The idea is that instead of managing windows with the mouse, you use the keyboard. PopOS comes with an optional feature called tile windows. I’m not sold on the idea of tiling windows and that’s OK. If you can’t get your primary apps working in Linux, then you should probably just stick with Windows or MacOS. If you’re planning to switch to Linux I recommend spending time playing around with your apps. However I think OBS Studio for recording combined with Kdenlive for edits should work fine for the screen recording that I do. I couldn’t find an all-in-one screen recorder and editor like ScreenFlow or ActivePresenter for Linux. However I’m personally just going to write a backup script with rclone and schedule it to run nightly until something with a little more polish comes along. You can sorta do the same thing with a B2 Bucket and MSP Backup. The easy set it and forget it backup solution for Linux seems to be missing. There isn’t a great alternative to Backblaze for Linux. NordVPN is good alternative to TunnelBear and has an easy to use nordvpn CLI. Neither have native Linux apps which lead me to hunt for alternatives. The biggest incompatibilities I’ve run into so far is with Backblaze and TunnelBear. Ironically the day I started using my Lemur Pro, 1Password announced their own Linux native app, which I’m super happy to see in development. Many other applications, like Local, Hyper.is and TablePlus, have official Linux apps provided directly from the author’s website. It doesn’t include everything but it’s a great starting point. This makes installing popular apps, like Discord, Firefox, Slack, Spotify, VLC, and VS Code, a one click process. PopOS comes with Pop Shop which is an App store for Linux applications. I wish PopOS would come bundled with multitouch gestures. I haven’t done this yet on my Lemur Pro however I can totally see this improving the overall trackpad experience. That enough for me to consider it usable.Ī friend of mine also mentioned that there are ways of getting MacOS like multitouch gestures enabled on Linux. Luckily this is significantly improved by disabling “Tap to Click” and enabling “Natural Scrolling”. The default Linux trackpad settings could be improved.Įverytime I try Linux on a laptop I’m disappointed with the default trackpad settings. There are some pros and cons for each laptop but at the end of the day the Lemur Pro is a more functional choice for my daily needs. The Lemur Pro is lighter and faster, has a fingerprint resistant screen, a significantly longer battery, and is basically the same size as the Surface Laptop 3. I put them in the portability category of a MacBook Air. These two laptops are fairly close in price. Day #1 on the Lemur Pro, truly an all day battery. Meet the Lemur Pro, a fantastic little Laptop from System76. ![]() ![]() I figured that now was a perfect time to replace my Surface Laptop and go all in on Linux. Microsoft thankfully sent me a replacement however that new replacement only lasted two weeks before another crack. However some apps would require alternatives.Īt the same time my Surface Laptop was affected by a hardware defect where the screen would spontaneously crack. With this experiment I was able to confirm that there were no major roadblocks preventing me from switching to Linux. Still I could never get away from the question, “Why not just switch to Linux?”.Ī few months back I installed PopOS, a Ubuntu based Linux distro by System76, on my family laptop. Even so, I’ve been fairly happy with the switch. It’s not perfect and requires some modifications to get everything with my WordPress development workflow working. The Windows Subsystem Linux (WSL) was a big enabler to seamlessly switch platforms. Less than a year ago I switched from a MacBook Pro to Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3. ![]()
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