ThePrimeagen On Running Linux

ThePrimeagen makes use of a Linux box that he runs directly and a Windows capture PC but why even bother with Linux in the first place, what is he trying to get out of it

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Aces High by Kevin MacLeod

[KangoV]

Basically, the operating system should get out of the way. This is what Linus Torvalds himself says.

[NyanCoder]

I hate screen tearing so much. That's the thing that made me go back to windows back in the days. Now with wayland it feels much better

[SilentFool]

For anyone interested, there are plenty window managers for macOS. Amethyst probably being the closest to something like i3 or awesomewm. There's also ones like Rectangle if all you're really trying to achieve is grid layouts or snapping and want to avoid the need for writing your own configs.

[linkarzu]

For macOS users:
I'm using yabai in stack mode, to keep a single app on the front, can also enable transparency on select apps. I use karabiner-elements to get to the app that I want with a single keymap, also set up tmux. Basically replicated Prime's dev workflow, but for macOS. It's all in my dotfiles, I even created some videos to set macOS up

[KasperKenDev]

I like the toolchain. I'm perfectly fine running windows with WSL. Just switched to Ubuntu for full time development. Only because it seemed easier to use native linux pathing with vim rather than WSL to windows for my specific needs.

[TheDeamonLo]

Can't wait for the new tiling window manager coming for macOS. Hopefully it's decent!

[levifig]

I use Linux and macOS on my main machines (and Windows on gaming and extra machines). I totally get his "needs to be Unix" position! I can't imagine working from Windows! As for preference, I'm totally with him on i3 or a WM that follows that style of "workspace means function". I prefer macOS overall for its stability and UI consistency, and I've tried multiple ways of setting up the same experience on macOS. Yabai is nice but not perfect, but I'd recommend it (along with skhd and maybe sketchybar) for those interested in that kind of workflow… :)

[ertwro]

But there is at least a window manager as good as i3 for macOS. Yabai. When Apple silicon is just demolishing everything in terms of performance is hard to justify not using macOS.

[NOPerative]

Ever change ownership in Windows? Feels like MS doesn't understand Windows.
Linux + Toolbx (Toolbox) + VirtMan & KVM (passthrough) = I pretty much got it all.
Good vid.

[jonbikaku]

Can someone ask Prime why Netflix only gives 720p on linux even with a 4K subscription? Yeah he only uses linux for windows manager 🤮

[nickholden]

This is why I think apple is missing such an insane opportunity.

If they allowed i3 mode or developed an i3 version of their os.

They'd absolutely kill it.

[hummel]

I did a Gentoo install and several Arch installs.
I just use endeavourOS for my ThinkPad now cause AUR and all that good stuff, great mobile computing platform. I do like Debian as a base for docker containers or VMs that I don't really intend to upgrade often. I have a home server running AlmaLinux cause it's RHEL compatible but that's it. My PC still runs Windows cause it's too weak to justify running Linux with Windows VM, and I do sadly still need Windows from time to time, otherwise I'd probably run endeavourOS or maybe nixOS.

[dumpling_byte]

I hate MacOs keybinding and Finder the most!

[AndrewTSq]

Why using windows should be the question.

[bronzekoala]

I'm stuck with windows at work :')

[bearziif-s]

most linux users don't actually need linux. prime has very valid reasons for using it. it always makes me cringe when i hear that a linux user isn't a software engineer or doesn't write code at all. not to be an elitist but it just comes across as a "i use this because it's cool" type of thing.

[d.wolfin]

“It is a thrown together mess that just happens to work”. Perfectly describes my installed gnome extensions

[usopenplayer]

Primeagen is reinventing a faster and more streamlined version of Emacs. I can't wait for the full release of Primamacs.

[Zeioth]

Don't say "I haven't learned Linux".
You don't learn Linux.
You use Linux.
Every day.

[RainbowVision]

Prime is an inspiration for getting stuff done! Also, Tom is a genius.