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  • Ghostie@lemmy.ziptoLinux@lemmy.mlBeginning with Linux
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    You got most of the direct questions answered so this is just my 2 cents: I strongly recommend you do a back up of your important files on a separate physical medium first as iCloud is going to be a bit of a barrier on Linux. Then lengthen your timeline of getting away from Mac purely to facilitate learning. Look into something like Ubuntu (Fedora and OpenSUSE aren’t the best choice for beginners) as your starting distro to learn about Linux while keeping Mac around in some capacity to do the things you haven’t migrated over yet. Elementary OS might be an option to look at for that Mac feel but it’s purely surface level.

    Then phase out Mac overtime as you become more comfortable with how Linux works with what your use case is. Eventually you’ll determine what might be an even better distro for your use case and may switch into something that serves you better. You won’t find a perfect 1 to 1 alternative that will meet all your needs exactly as you want them met out of the box. So a period of learning is recommended to figure out how you’d like things to work and how to go about it.







  • age inference model, a new system that runs in the background to help determine whether an account belongs to an adult, without always requiring users to verify their age

    Quick make sure you all have chat histories talking about the weather with responses like “we needed the rain”, discussions about contemporary jazz, and sharing images and memes of common homeowner woes. Be as Gen X as possible such as talking about how you were outside until sun down as a kid but then telling recent stories about how you called the cops on kids skateboarding in the street outside your home. Anything to convince the model you are 40+.