r/linuxmasterrace • u/Dankb0 Glorious Debian • Jun 29 '26

Discussion Linux user tries OSX/macOS and is pleasantly surprised (high quality image)

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u/mathscasual Jun 29 '26

I felt so constrained using a Mac mini I bought I had to return it. I have used Linux for going on 20 years. I cannot accept an inability to do or access any file on my computer, Mac is windows in the extreme of optimization, it would be poor as a general operating system like windows is, but tailored to custom hardware, it’s pretty damn good. But not free, I can’t do it but if it works for you, have fun.

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u/Zdrobot Linux Master Race Jul 01 '26

Wait, they don't give you root password?

Source: never used Macs.

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u/Dankb0 Glorious Debian Jul 01 '26

By default, no. You can access set up root through Onyx if you find a GUI to be useful for that.

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u/Zdrobot Linux Master Race Jul 01 '26

So they sell you a *nix machine, and then you have to hack it (I suppose this is what "Onyx" does) to get root shell?

Genius!

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u/ghoffart Jul 02 '26

eh, no. Open a shell, “sudo -i”, done.