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Linux (especially Ubuntu and Kubuntu) nowadays is so much more user friendly than it was 5 years ago. Before, you couldn't do anything without bringing up the terminal. As a developer, I'm a big fan of Kubuntu. I use an Apple laptop during my day job and my productivity is way lower on MacOS. I need Kubuntu's workspaces feature to quickly switch between console, browser and IDE - With MacOS workspaces, I need to keep tapping on the arrow key until I see the window I want and then I need to release the keys; by that time, I've already lost my train of thought. I need workspace switching to rely on my muscle memory to switch to any workspace with a single set of hotkeys.

MacOS has so many annoying things which drive me nuts; like it doesn't show the full path in finder (and can't easily manipulate it), deleting files feels like a hassle. I hate that screenshots go to my Desktop and I can't quickly tell it where to go. The experience overall feels restrictive, obscures what's really going on and prioritizes the wrong things. I already tweaked my settings to fix some of these things but it's still not as good as Kubuntu... The main positive thing I have to say about MacOS is it's better than Windows.



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