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0 pointsrvz5y ago0 comments

Desktop GNU/Linux.

Too much of a cost to test for and to set up CIs for the distros I'm targeting. There is little to no paying users there because of the fragmentation. But again, "paid support" will have lots of choices, versions, combinations and edge cases to cover. So I listed it as "unsupported: use at your own risk."

Windows and macOS have a much sainer desktop for GUI apps to test against.

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AsyncAwait5y ago

Except I use GNU/Linux precisely because what Windows/macOS offer is neither sane nor productive for me.

I don't know why people insist that billions of people on this planet have to be satisfied with 3 interfaces but it doesn't work that way.

raffraffraff5y ago

I've been using xfce for years and love it. It has basic but sufficient tiling and it very scriptable. With autorandr and hook across, it recognises different monitor configurations and automatically sets up xfce panels, docks and keyboard layouts (ie: at work or at home, pc105 gb, and when it's just the Mac monitor on it's own, use gb mac layout).

maxk425y ago

You should give Cinnamon a shot next time you're looking at Linux GUIs.

sebbyy5y ago

> lots of choices, versions, combinations and edge cases to cover

I think Snap[0], Flatpak[1], and AppImage[2] tries to solve this problem.

[0] https://snapcraft.io/build

[1] https://flatpak.org/

[2] https://appimage.org/

lorisdev5y ago

The irony of course is that you're listing three different systems to solve the same problem :)

symlinkk5y ago

Just use Fedora and GNOME. Linux is good but suffers from the Android problem where third parties modify it with their own branding and ruin it.

literallycancer5y ago

Are you using GNOME? Lots of problems just go away if you switch to something else.

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