Hey! As part of the onboarding process at my new job I booted a Mac for the first time in my life. Everything feels strange and I was looking for tips to make it feel like gnome (pun intended).
I have been using Linux for the past 15+ years, I am a software engineer, so any development specific would be really appreciated.
One important issue I am facing is installing xcode without creating an apple account or generally doing anything without one. I really don’t want to give my personal information to apple if I can avoid it…
I really wish I could help but my experience with Linux is limited to my breaking desktop mode on steam deck from time to time.
My advice is to go through the settings app and just take time to read everything. There are YouTube tutorials made for people trying to make Mac more like windows that will teach you things that even longtime Mac users like myself may not be aware of because we never thought about it.
There’s a console app that lets you put in manual commands not unlike Linux, but my experience with that is very limited.