I just realised that FireFox can fullscreen and is actually smoother than Chromium. It lacks the traffic lights, but I’ll sacrifice the traffic lights for the significant gain in real estate:
Do you prefer light or dark?
Linux And Hope For The "Obsolete" Mac
purana
#62
Just noticed this get posted on my twitter feed…
I did point out to them it was probably a bad idea the screen shot has a prime time tv show being watched via a downloaded rip… probably not something they should broadcast to a wider audience like that.
kionon
#63
LOL, after I’ve been doing all of this work to bring disparate bits and pieces in from different sources (including some of my own custom work, I’ve got a few round icons I am bringing over that I made for my Mac Pro’s High Sierra install). Guess I should have just waited.
kionon
#65
I didn’t break any story, as I didn’t know this person was doing this, I have like five or six different elements from various creators for various distros, plus like I said, I’ll be bringing my own work into that I have done so far. So unless you meant, “LOL, you can make Linux look like Mac” well, that’s been a story for a long time. I just definitely noticed that combining elements from different sources could get me pretty close to the UI we have come to expect from macOS in recent memory.
kionon
#67
Update to this, this is GNOME 3 running on Linux Mint on my MacBook Pro 2015 15", which is pretty resource intensive, but I am going to try to see if I can get it built on the MacBook White. But honestly, I feel like this is where I am going forward. Back to PC, but death before windows.
Mojave has been mo problems, and I’m kind of done with it. Given the cat and mouse of keeping the 3,1 combined with the projected cost of the new modular Mac Pro, I’m probably done with post 2015 Apple Hardware.
kyte
#68
I have accepted that I am no longer part of Apple’s target market. A pensioner with no other income is not who they want to sell to. I’ve accepted that my current hardware is all I will ever have unless I go second hand.
MacGeek
#69
I’ve accepted that even as a reasonably well paid person I don’t want to pay the excessive price Apple want for hardware that at best will have a 3-4 year life and then have to be replaced as nothing in it can be replaced.
cosmichobo
#70
Not sure if it’s a viable option, as the site doesn’t offer any info without asking for a quote… but for what it’s worth:
Not affiliated in any way… was looking for a different company that I think no longer exists…
Depending on their conditions etc, it’s probably not economical. I know Radio Rentals for example is generally considered a bad idea unless you really have no other option…
Yes, obsolete Mac is my Mac, too.
avolve
#71
I have dabbled with Linux a few times in recent years (on PC hardware). I have worked quire a lot with open source software, though the usability of OSX, hardware and ecosystem has kept me. Like may others, the cons of increasing cost and inability to repair/upgrade components are getting close to outweighing the pros.
Last time was with Ubuntu (as a PC, and for web servers), followed by ElementaryOS. I have had issues with drivers, etc, and the UI/usability just being a little lacking.
Another struggle I have had is finding good PC hardware (laptops). Maybe I’ll follow @kionon’s lead and look for a discarded few years old pre-loved/unsupported MacBook or similar to tinker with.
jaysee
#72
I’ve been back and happily rocking the 2009 Mac Pro since I had some issues with my AMD cards in the trashcan I’d replaced it with (no shock to anyone with Mac Pro experience sadly!).
It’s running Mojave, 8 Xeon cores @ 3.46Ghz, 32GB RAM, GTX680, Samsung 970 Pro NVMe boot SSD + 4 spinners for storage… this thing is faster than the Trashcan and still going strong in the 10th year after it was built thanks to being upgradeable. My 3 displays were built in 2007 (2) & 2008 (1).
We can only hope a modular Mac Pro in the future is as upgradeable! Long live the “Obsolete” Mac Pro! 