The following will open the image filename.png in the default image viewer. The Mac command open will open a file using its default application, the linux equivalent is simply xdg-open, used the same way. Here’s the Linux equivalent, which I setup aliases to match: alias pbcopy='xclip -selection clipboard'Īlias pbpaste='xclip -selection clipboard -o' So you can pipe the output of a command to pbcopy and it will place it in the clipboard, which you can paste elsewhere. The Mac has two great built in functions pbcopy and pbpaste which allows you to pipe content to and from the clipboard. To note, I now use the standard Ubuntu since 17.10 which uses the GNOME desktop environment as the default, I previously used Ubuntu GNOME which is a fine desktop. See this Ubuntu Beginner’s Guide for a great introduction to Ubuntu and its major pieces. This guide is intended for other software engineers as myself, includes mostly pointers and tips and not necessarily step-by-step instructions. However times change, with Apple’s focus on iOS, a world of web based apps, and vast improvements in Linux it is now easier than ever to fully embrace open source. The combination of a Unix core and real desktop apps was a perfect match for desktop and development. I was a die hard Mac user ever since OS X was released in 2001. Here are some tips and tricks to help Mac users adjust to Ubuntu and Linux.

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