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Frustrated Macfag specific question thread 2017-06-16 05:16:24 Post No.
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Hello /g/
I have to use a MacBook Pro for work. I do not like the fact that OS X forces me to use its desktop environment. If I could get rid of it and use something like awesomewm or i3, I wouldn't complain. No, don't bring up Amethyst or Hammerspoon or any other of these other hacks on top of OS X's Accessibility API. They're all dumpster fires, every single last one of them.
So here's my question: what's the most lightweight Linux distro that I can virtualize within Parallels Desktop 12 for Mac while still being supported by Parallels Tools? I know it's a stupid question but I have to do it nigga I'm desperate I'LL SUCK YO DICK FOR A WM FUCK APPLE I WANT TO DIE
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>>60922415
>Have to use a macbook pro for work
Why OP?
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>>60922505
Cause if boss decision
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>>60922536
Is boss hipster?
Is this graphics industry?
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>>60922415
who is this cum demonyita
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>>60922415
-1/10 bait, Poojeet.
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>>60922638
Don't think it's bait
>>60922557
OP answer me or I won't answer you
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>>60922557
No, but he is don't wanna fuck with Windows Licenses or Linux Support
> just werks
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>>60922692
Try Manjaro?
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But it just works dude
No need to install Linux
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>>60922505
Some shit about liability laws and producing work under NDA on personal equipment vs. employee equipment. The laptop is provided to me and the specs are great, but it uses "macOS" (formerly known as OS X) which has a shitty window manager. The proprietary nature of the OS also means I can't install an alternative window manager. ffs, at least Windows has LiteStep et al.
I would replace macOS with Arch Linux under normal circumstances but as part of my job I am required to use software which only runs on macOS (aka Parallels Tools).
Please help and reply with best Linux distro to use with Parallels (that has compatibility with Parallels Tools). Parallels Tools does not work with any tiling window manager (tested on xmonad, awesomewm and i3). As far as I can tell, Parallels appears to be using binary blobs that only work with Unity, GNOME, KDE and maybe a few others. I can't find any documentation on configuring generic X11 sessions to work with Parallels Tools. Without this, my guest OS resolution will not automatically scale when the host container window resizes, I won't be able to share copy / paste (I guess I could write my own interface that shares the data from OS X's clipboard APIs to `PRIMARY` and `CLIPBOARD ` of the guest OS X11 session) etc... I need something I can work with.
Fuck it, I'm willing to take GNOME / KDE tiling window plugins. Anything to escape this hellscape.
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>>60922557
Software development, not graphics or web related
>>60922596
I've been wondering this for years
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>>60922831
>>60922596
She was a lainchan mod, forgot name
Think shes at .jp now
They have a really strong thinkpad general too
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