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Your Computer Isn't Yours: Apple stores every program Mac users run, and when and where they ran it (sneak.berlin)

submitted 7 months ago by testman@lemmy.ml to c/stallmanwasright@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://mbin.grits.dev/m/technology@beehaw.org/t/95555

Edit: Guys I didn't write the headline; the subtitle that I added, I've now fixed tho

Edit: Also, the information about there being no escape is out of date -- here's a quick guide to how to fix the problem in the modern day

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[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

Well I wish someone had told me. I got my 1st Mac in 2020 after 30 years of windows .

Need a linux arm laptop asap I guess.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

You could run Linux on the Mac, you know.

[-] doublejay1999@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

The builds for Arm are pretty limited last time I checked.

[-] DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml 7 points 7 months ago

Asahi Linux has matured extremely quickly for the M-series ARM Macs. Try it virtualized in a UTM vm if you wanna take a peek.

[-] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Is virtualized good enough for general use? I would want to test for a while before jumping, trying real usage.

[-] DetachablePianist@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

Good enough to test drive the OS awhile and get a feel for their OS and desktop environment? Absolutely. Good enough to test their low-level device drivers on your Mac hardware? Not really. For that you'll want to build a live-boot image on USB stick. Asahi was built expressly with the intent to run linux natively on apple silicon hardware though, so your chances are pretty good that everything should just work. Start with a vm though, see if you even like their environment. It should run pretty fast since it'll just be virtualized on native hardware and not emulated.

Have fun!

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