I can't speak for your exact model, but I'm running kubuntu on my old 2012 MacBook Pro (with an upgraded SSD and maxed-out 16 GB RAM). My daily driver is a desktop, but I spend almost as much time on the laptop. It's a wonderful experience for my use case, and all the hardware is supported "out of the box".
Maybe try distro hopping a bit to see which experience is best for your usage. Have fun with it!
I'll look at that, thanks! I put Bliss on one and I'm not really happy with it yet. Just trying to type my wifi password had the UI wigging out on me, had to use a usb kb just to type the pass. I'll look into Ubuntu Unity tho, thanks!
That's a shame. I have a few promising leads to look into; I'll update this post with my findings and chosen winner once I pick one
Looks interesting, I'll check it out!
Yeah, I'll definitely burn a few ISOs to usb to live test. I'll be sure to update my post with the chosen winner once I pick one.
Great idea; thanks!
hmm, anything Google is usually not my first choice, but thanks for the suggestion! If I'm not happy with other options I might give chrome a shot anyway. Thanks!
interesting, thanks!
Came here to say this^
If you have to use Windows, the Chocolatey package manager knows about most great foss apps in the base config, including LibreOffice. You can first 'choco install libreoffice' and later 'choco upgrade all' to keep apps updated.
I rarely need to spin up my Windows vm, but after discovering Chocolatey it's been much more pleasant keeping those apps updated. Same idea as homebrew for macOS; providing *nix-style pkg management. Enjoy!
Check out the Chocolatey package manager for Windows. It makes updates for all our common packages available through git/yum/brew easily installed/updated on Windows. PowerShell will never be anywhere near as nice as sitting at a proper linux terminal, but Chocolatey makes the Windows experience slightly more bearable when you need to use it.
I used to make clocks with the platters and give them to friends and family. Michael's used to sell inexpensive clock mechanisms that looked really cool against the platter background. I haven't seen them lately, but I'm sure someone sells them online.