CeceliaI grew up using the Mac. I love BBEdit.
How can I replicate this experience on Linux? Specifically, I’m currently trying to extract the text found from a regex search using the Kate text editor.
Running a long process while away from the computer, I wanted it to stay awake so it doesn’t cut wifi/sleep.
manually blocks auto sleep/locking
Great, but now I don’t want the screen to stay on forever… the XFCE desktop environment has a widget to lock display. This seems to be missing from my Plasma configuration.
does fruitless internet search
decides to look for Mac-like hot corner for display sleep/screen lock and finds blank keyboard shortcut option for Lock Screen and adds keyboard combination
tries new keyboard combination and is greeted with the lock screen system setting. 🙃
Thankfully, a keyboard command is listed there to actually lock the screen.
It is Meta+L. You’re welcome.
Finally got Blender running on this 14-year-old MacBook Pro.
Unfortunately, the driver for the Intel integrated graphics MESA chip only supports OpenGL 4.2, but the version of Blender in the Trixie repository requires support for OpenGL 4.3. 🙃
Needed to add some settings for launching the binary from the command line (MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=4.3 MESA_GLSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=430)
What’s the minimum macOS version neeeded to support installing Asahi Linux?
I know macOS is required for firmware updates, but what does this mean for use? Only the latest stable version of macOS firmware updates are supported?
Herr Irrtum! 🔊 🏳️🌈Whoa, I did something I wanted to do for literally years: Install Linux on a 2014 MacBook Pro (Intel Haskell Dual Core - nothing to write home about).
I've got it from my work place and my boss said, just keep that old junk. Fine.
Didn't know it was that easy! Just plug in your Linux stick, boot into EFI (press alt key during boot) and off you go.
Cool. Now I have a device to play digital music to cassettes and digitize vinyl without sparing my main notebook for it during that time. Without that crawling excuse of an OS called OS X.
But boy, dat nightmare of a keyboard!!
No "Ins". No "del". No "Home".
WTF?! I had forgotten about it, it comes all back now. This is perhaps fine for using as a music box (right my scenario, fine).
But this definitely isn't about work! This is just about cool posing! If someone pretends having got work done on a MacBook, that's a liar!
I mean - how can you ever efficiently use an editor with such a limited keyboard, oh #Apple fanboys:girls?!
I don't even mention Vim!!
I now understand why AI is so popular. The whole "Elite" IT scene is full of Mac users - but as they get nothing done efficiently - remember: no home, no ins, no del, no native speedy RJ45... - they have to rely on AI to pretend to be productive.
That's the whole secret behind the boom of AI.
Boa, who has thought it's all Apples fault? But just look at that amateur keyboard and understand...
#linux #linuxOnMac #Mac
I've got it from my work place and my boss said, just keep that old junk. Fine.
Didn't know it was that easy! Just plug in your Linux stick, boot into EFI (press alt key during boot) and off you go.
Cool. Now I have a device to play digital music to cassettes and digitize vinyl without sparing my main notebook for it during that time. Without that crawling excuse of an OS called OS X.
But boy, dat nightmare of a keyboard!!
No "Ins". No "del". No "Home".
WTF?! I had forgotten about it, it comes all back now. This is perhaps fine for using as a music box (right my scenario, fine).
But this definitely isn't about work! This is just about cool posing! If someone pretends having got work done on a MacBook, that's a liar!
I mean - how can you ever efficiently use an editor with such a limited keyboard, oh #Apple fanboys:girls?!
I don't even mention Vim!!
I now understand why AI is so popular. The whole "Elite" IT scene is full of Mac users - but as they get nothing done efficiently - remember: no home, no ins, no del, no native speedy RJ45... - they have to rely on AI to pretend to be productive.
That's the whole secret behind the boom of AI.
Boa, who has thought it's all Apples fault? But just look at that amateur keyboard and understand...
#linux #linuxOnMac #Mac
Dobody 🇺🇦🍉Chėrɛs, je n'a jamais installé Linux sur un Mac(book Air). Je sais qu'il y a des soucis de compatibilité. Auriez-vous des guides pour ceci, une grille ou banque d'infos sur les compatibilités, des expériences et conseils etc?
For you MacBook Pro users installing Debian, I leave you the knowledge of mbpfan’s existance.
https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/mbpfan/mbpfan.8.en.html
Installable with: sudo apt install mbpfan
Trying Subtitle Composer. It’s really cool that this was included by default in my KDE Plasma install. I’m finding it a little visually glitchy and inconsistent with how I’m able to use keyboard commands (focus dependent on if I have editable text in focus—it’s a bit difficult to achieve blur), however in the Debian version—though it could be my particular theme tweaks or ancient graphics card. I’m a version behind, so maybe the painting issue has already been resolved.
Anyway, giving it a try to caption a short video. It’s really quite full featured and supports a bunch of formats. I may need to customize some keyboard shortcuts for efficiency since this MacBook Pro did not come with an Insert (Ins) key.
NERDS.xyz – Real Tech News for Real Nerds [Unofficial]Fedora Asahi Remix 43 brings Linux to Apple Silicon Macs
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/fedora-asahi-remix-43/
Okay, following what I did on XFCE, I was able to replicate on KDE (yay!). So, now I’m able to type my special characters using my well memorized Mac keyboard memory, but it only works with the right alt key—which I never used on the Macintosh and so most of the inputs for these characters feel incredibly uncomfortable to input (I like to use my left thumb for option/alt and left pinky for shift—most of those higher level key combinations make use of characters on the right side of the keyboard, so it’s a nice division of labor). My potential solution, evremap does not seem to be able to counter the OS’s hold on the left alt key. What are my options (no pun intended) to finally be happy with typing?
#Linux #KDEPlasma #MacintoshKeyboard #LinuxOnMac #evremap #Wayland