Leaving Ubuntu for Mac (Probably) - A rant

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/mac

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  • iTerm2

    iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

    Be aware the you will NOT have a full command line experience like you are used to on Ubuntu and it's ilk. You'll have zsh (bash descendent) but there's a lot missing so be prepared to rebuild most of that. The terminal is a mess. First two things to install are iterm which is a really nice terminal (I mean really nice - better than anything on Linux) and brew which is your are apt-get (inferior) stand in.

  • HomeBrew

    🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

    Be aware the you will NOT have a full command line experience like you are used to on Ubuntu and it's ilk. You'll have zsh (bash descendent) but there's a lot missing so be prepared to rebuild most of that. The terminal is a mess. First two things to install are iterm which is a really nice terminal (I mean really nice - better than anything on Linux) and brew which is your are apt-get (inferior) stand in.

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  • lima

    Linux virtual machines, with a focus on running containers

    I like macOS though, coming from Ubuntu. It’s a bit of the best of both worlds with a familiar Unix environment and broader support for proprietary software such as MS Office. You can also use something like lima for using full Ubuntu in a lightweight VM if you have Linux-specific software.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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