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- | I run operating system X, I prefer distribution Y, I like desktop interface Y better..." | + | ===== 1 ===== |
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+ | **I run operating system X, I prefer distribution Y, I like desktop interface Y better..." | ||
The question is: Why do we still need to choose? If we can train our digital workflows to be operating system independant, | The question is: Why do we still need to choose? If we can train our digital workflows to be operating system independant, | ||
- | The question came up when I got back from a visit to Fossdem this week (Belgium’s largest open source conference with attendees and speakers from all over the world). Seeing all these pretty Linux distributions and the powerful stuff you can do with them made me all eager to take the plunge once again and go "Full Linux" for a while. I slide from OS to OS (my main workhorse is a Mac; my traveling companion is a Chromebook that has Ubuntu on the side; my desktop runs Linux Mint; and I have a Surface Pro running Windows 10). Lately I have been having hours of fun playing around with the Chromebook. Its simple operating system charms me into using it quite often. It is clutter free, not a lot of distractions, | + | The question came up when I got back from a visit to Fossdem this week (Belgium’s largest open source conference with attendees and speakers from all over the world). Seeing all these pretty Linux distributions and the powerful stuff you can do with them made me all eager to take the plunge once again and go "Full Linux" for a while. I slide from OS to OS (my main workhorse is a Mac; my traveling companion is a Chromebook that has Ubuntu on the side; my desktop runs Linux Mint; and I have a Surface Pro running Windows 10). Lately I have been having hours of fun playing around with the Chromebook. Its simple operating system charms me into using it quite often. It is clutter free, not a lot of distractions, |
- | Hopping from OS to OS at the press of a button is a joy. However, since Ubuntu uses the same Root kernel as Chrome OS, some features are missing (no iPTables means no way to use Sshuttle, my favorite vpn client). The other downsides from working on the Chromebook are its limited storage (16 gigs divided between Ubuntu and Chrome OS), and the low quality screen. I love working with the little machine when I'm on the road, but it has its limits. | + | « Le système d' |
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+ | La question est : pourquoi a-t-on encore besoin de choisir ? Si nous pouvons apprendre à notre charge de travail informatique à être indépendante du système d' | ||
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+ | Cette question a été soulevée à mon retour cette semaine d'une visite à Fossdem (la plus grande conférence belge sur l'Open Source, avec des participants et des intervenants du monde entier). La vision de toutes les jolies distributions Linux et les choses très puissantes que l'on peut faire avec, m'a convaincu de me lancer à nouveau et de changer pour le « Tout Linux » pendant quelque temps. Je glisse d'OS en OS (mon principal outil de prédilection est un Mac, le compagnon de mes voyages est un Chromebook avec un côté Ubuntu, mon ordinateur de bureau tourne sous Linux Mint et j'ai un Surface Pro sous Windows 10). Depuis quelque temps, je m' | ||
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+ | **Hopping from OS to OS at the press of a button is a joy. However, since Ubuntu uses the same Root kernel as Chrome OS, some features are missing (no iPTables means no way to use Sshuttle, my favorite vpn client). The other downsides from working on the Chromebook are its limited storage (16 gigs divided between Ubuntu and Chrome OS), and the low quality screen. I love working with the little machine when I'm on the road, but it has its limits. | ||
Meanwhile, my super powerful Macbook Pro sits by the wayside, waiting patiently until I have a new task for it to do (I do most of my audio and video production on my Mac, and it IS the main machine for my business, so tinkering with it is just not done). A bit of a shame really. | Meanwhile, my super powerful Macbook Pro sits by the wayside, waiting patiently until I have a new task for it to do (I do most of my audio and video production on my Mac, and it IS the main machine for my business, so tinkering with it is just not done). A bit of a shame really. | ||
As I was once again working on both machines side-by-side this week, I wistfully thought: how cool would it be to have the power and screen size of the mac, the simplicity of the Chrome OS, and the power of linux – all rolled into one machine – while still having the option to " | As I was once again working on both machines side-by-side this week, I wistfully thought: how cool would it be to have the power and screen size of the mac, the simplicity of the Chrome OS, and the power of linux – all rolled into one machine – while still having the option to " | ||
- | Sure, I could dual boot my Macbook pro with some flavour of Linux, but that would violate one of my basic principles: my Mac is my work machine, and my livelihood, so excessive tinkering that might harm the OS or the data on the machine is NOT done. Furthermore, | + | Sure, I could dual boot my Macbook pro with some flavour of Linux, but that would violate one of my basic principles: my Mac is my work machine, and my livelihood, so excessive tinkering that might harm the OS or the data on the machine is NOT done. Furthermore, |
- | So what to choose? Choosing your distro is always hard. And, in my case, I wanted something very specific. I wanted the distro to have a light graphical user interface (I don't like clutter + I wanted it to be sharp and snappy so I didn't get the feeling I was running a VM). On the other hand, I also wanted it to look like Chrome OS. So what to choose? | + | C'est une joie de pouvoir sauter d'OS en OS en appuyant sur un bouton. Cependant, alors que Ubuntu utilise le même noyau Root que Chrome OS, des fonctionnalités manquent (l' |
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+ | Entre-temps, | ||
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+ | Cette semaine, pendant que je travaillais sur les deux machines, côte-à-côte, | ||
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+ | Bien entendu, je pourrais faire un double-amorçage sur le Macbook Pro avec une variété de Linux, mais cela enfreindrait l'un de mes principes de base : le Mac est ma machine de travail et mon gagne-pain ; du bricolage intempestif qui pourrait endommager le système d' | ||
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+ | **So what to choose? Choosing your distro is always hard. And, in my case, I wanted something very specific. I wanted the distro to have a light graphical user interface (I don't like clutter + I wanted it to be sharp and snappy so I didn't get the feeling I was running a VM). On the other hand, I also wanted it to look like Chrome OS. So what to choose? | ||
Chromixium : A great distro, that I found that does just that, is Chromixium. Basically it’s a re-build of Chrome OS, but using the open source version of the Chrome browser: Chromium. The Chrome-OS look and feel is done by heavily modifying an E17 interface and adding a plank dock. The operating system is light, elegant and well done. The great thing is: where Chrome OS stops, Chromixium goes on. Instead of running on a shared Linux Kernel (like the Ubuntu installs in Chrome OS via Crouton), Chromixium is pure Ubuntu under the hood. That means a terminal and access to the software center. Install whatever you please! | Chromixium : A great distro, that I found that does just that, is Chromixium. Basically it’s a re-build of Chrome OS, but using the open source version of the Chrome browser: Chromium. The Chrome-OS look and feel is done by heavily modifying an E17 interface and adding a plank dock. The operating system is light, elegant and well done. The great thing is: where Chrome OS stops, Chromixium goes on. Instead of running on a shared Linux Kernel (like the Ubuntu installs in Chrome OS via Crouton), Chromixium is pure Ubuntu under the hood. That means a terminal and access to the software center. Install whatever you please! | ||
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Looks like Chrome, Feels like Linux, Runs on a Mac. | Looks like Chrome, Feels like Linux, Runs on a Mac. | ||
- | So, after I installed my favorite Linux applications (both Command line versions and actual apps), I have " | + | So, after I installed my favorite Linux applications (both Command line versions and actual apps), I have " |
- | Retina Schmetina | + | Bon, que choisir ? Choisir une distrib. est toujours difficile. Et, dans mon cas, je voulais quelque chose de très précis. Je voulais une distrib. avec une interface graphique légère (je n'aime pas le fatras et je voulais qu' |
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+ | Chromixium : une distrib. géniale que j'ai trouvée faisant tout cela est Chromixium. C'est essentiellement une refonte de Chrome OS, mais utilisant la version Open Source du navigateur Chrome, Chromium. L' | ||
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+ | Il ressemble à Chrome, donne les sensations de Linux et s' | ||
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+ | Ainsi, après avoir installé mes applications Linux préférées (à la fois les versions en ligne de commande et les véritables applis), j'ai transformé mon Chromixium en quelque chose qui ressemble à Chrome OS, mais qui fournit toute la puissance (et les applications) d' | ||
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+ | **Retina Schmetina | ||
The actual resolution of a 15 inc Retina Macbook Pro is 2650 by 1600, and I was puzzled why, no matter how I tried, I could not get my Chromixium VM up to that exact resolution when I put it in full-screen mode. Turns out that this is actually impossible. The retina resolution is no longer tied to the actual resolution of your display. So you can " | The actual resolution of a 15 inc Retina Macbook Pro is 2650 by 1600, and I was puzzled why, no matter how I tried, I could not get my Chromixium VM up to that exact resolution when I put it in full-screen mode. Turns out that this is actually impossible. The retina resolution is no longer tied to the actual resolution of your display. So you can " | ||
- | So, in the end, I'm running an OS that is a mutated version of Chrome OS and that I have pimped out with a lot of " | + | So, in the end, I'm running an OS that is a mutated version of Chrome OS and that I have pimped out with a lot of " |
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+ | **Tie in a couple of SSH connections and applications running on some of my other (remote) virtual machines, and pretty soon I am having a hard time keeping track of what OS I'm actually using. And that is the whole point. The operating system needs to become abstract – a software layer that provides you with the means to get things done. It is not there to be adored, it is not there to be fought over, it’s not there to make you choose. It’s there to help you get stuff done regardless of what OS you choose.** | ||
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+ | Retina Schmetina | ||
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+ | La véritable résolution d'un Retina Mackbook Pro de 15 pouces est de 2650 par 1600 et j' | ||
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+ | Ainsi, finalement, j' | ||
- | Tie in a couple of SSH connections and applications | + | Avec l' |
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