Comment by shevy-java
3 months ago
Can Linux replace macOS?
What would be required to achieve this?
I guess one thing macOS users like is the default UI. So this is probably an area where Linux lacks - both GNOME and KDE have shortcomings when compared to that UI. (They are mostly fine if one does not have that as a use case, though I find GNOME to really want to simplify everything to the point of having almost no features left.)
My issue is that the quality of the macos UI is degrading over time. They can't even get rounding consistent, not quite at windows levels of mismatching yet though.
Also no one bothers making the beautiful native apps now, everything is electron, which is equally inconsistent everywhere.
So I think the advantage over time Vs a Linux system is diminishing... Slowly.
> both GNOME and KDE have shortcomings when compared to that UI
One persons shortcomings is another persons normal work flow. To me this is simply a matter of adjusting to a different environment.
I went form Windows 7 to Linux and the key part was that I always use open source software where possible such as FreeCAD, KiCAD, Libre Office, Firefox, Krita, Gimp, etc. This makes transitioning very painless. I also dont customize, no dotfiles, media managers, themes, prompts, shells, or reliance on OS features, etc. I keep it primitive.