**Aral Balkan** @aral · Jun 11, 2018, 15:45

**Aral Balkan** @aral · Jun 11, 2018, 15:45

Aral Balkan @aral

Switching to Linux

I want to feel good about the tool I use everyday and I want it to reflect what I stand for so I just ordered a Tuxedo InfinityBook Pro (https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/10-14-inch/TUXEDO-InfinityBook-Pro-13-v3-133-matte-Full-HD-or-QHD-IPS-aluminium-case-up-to-Intel-Core-i7-Quad-Core-up-to-32GB-RAM-up-to-two-HDD/SSD-up-to-12h-battery-Typ-C-Thunderbolt-etc.tuxedo) from @tuxedocomputers & they kindly agreed to preinstall Pop!_OS 18.04 for me (thank you, Vinzenz, you rock!)

I maxed it out with an i7 4-core CPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB Samsung Pro SSD & a QHD+ screen that I plan to run at 200% HiDPI.

This will be my main dev machine going forward. Can’t wait! :) https://mastodon.ar.al/media/1uMEIMJwnL3akninfBE

**Dr. Equivalent the Incredible** @drequivalent@mastodonsocial.ru · Jun 11, 2018, 15:51

**Dr. Equivalent the Incredible** @drequivalent@mastodonsocial.ru · Jun 11, 2018, 15:51

@aral @tuxedocomputers I remember you making fun of Linux not too long ago ;)

**Aral Balkan** @aral · 2018-06-11T16:02:18Z

Aral Balkan @aral

@drequivalent @tuxedocomputers I wasn’t making fun of it; I was criticising it because I cared :) With Pop!_OS/Gnome Shell, I feel it’s reached a point where (a) I can use it and (b) I can hopefully contribute.

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**Adrian Cochrane** @alcinnz@floss.social · Jun 11, 2018, 20:40

**Adrian Cochrane** @alcinnz@floss.social · Jun 11, 2018, 20:40

@aral @tuxedocomputers @drequivalent I'm interested in hearing whatever you do that way. May I recommend you learn Vala? It's designed very back-to-front for a language but it turned out very nice.