I agree that Linux Mint is closer to what the vocal Linux desktop community would like to see, but Ubuntu is anything but abandoned. Where I work, both my coworkers (excluding myself) and customers are either using RHEL or Ubuntu. That’s it. Sure, everyone on Lemmy and Reddit swears against Ubuntu and has no need for plain-RHEL, but a lot more of the non-vocal Linux community is using Ubuntu. I prefer Pop!_OS, but that’s besides the point.

Source: Ubuntu is anywhere between 4th and 6th place on these charts:

https://distrowatch.com/dwres-mobile.php?resource=popularity

I would hate snaps a lot less if Ubuntu just stopped trying to force me to use them.

Have you met Windows admins? 😛

In fairness, I’ve seen some Linux admins become completely hopeless as soon as any GUI appears.

… I am, though.

I guess it depends on habits, then. I use them all the time. Not as much as folders, but enough that I would rather the 2 have the same behavior.

People will be damned if…

1. They are forced to do something for an additional 10 seconds.
2. Their opinion is wrong.

Which is just another, less convenient way of turning a single click into two, no?

Avoid the Apple silicone cases unless you’re getting a discount on them. Get a third-party case that supports MagSafe.

I would think so too, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if there was a catch.

You’re right, but is it easy to convert a VM to a physical machine? I’ve never tried, so I’m genuinely asking.

If you’re interested in making a full jump to Linux at some point, then you’d probably be interested in dual-booting instead of using VM for Windows or Linux.

This is why I never bothered formally learning anything computer-related in school.

Hopefully it’s just a rumor.

For end users, it seems like everybody is mostly content with all the options available except Snap.

Every other admin I work with uses vi. Not my personal choice, but it seems like lots of people are content still using it.

They know you use Arch, they’re joking. The joke is that Arch users tell people they’re using it without anybody asking, hence, the phrase, “I use Arch, btw.”

I think the point that is being made is that it’s sad that always-online situations are so common nowadays.

Very interesting, thank you for the insight.

Those existed in 2012 MacBooks?

You’re most welcome.

Do you remember if FileVault was enabled? My understanding is that if it was, then the HDD’s contents will be encrypted and you’ll need either the Mac account’s password or FileVault recovery key to access the files. Without FileVault enabled, I’d imagine it’d be plug-n-play.

Make sure you follow a guide for getting the HDD out. There are comments on the guide, read them for helpful tips.

If the HDD seems to be dead (clicking noises, disk isn’t spinning, etc.) I’d highly recommend stopping whatever you’re doing in that moment and bring the HDD to data recovery specialists. They are not cheap, but for good reason. What they do is not easy and very resource-consuming even when all fails.

EDIT: typos.