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[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I absolutely cannot figure out what to do in order to fix an Apple computer when it’s bugging out

Buy a new one, duh

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Or do the same basic troubleshooting you would for any other computer. It sounds like the person you're replying to doesn't know how to do that. They should learn. It's not that hard.

[–] tyler -5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Debugging a Mac is just as simple as debugging a Linux OS… because it is Linux.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I can't tell if you're making a joke or just confidentially incorrect

[–] [email protected] 4 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Well, macOS is unix based, and when debbuging a friends mac, I usually find that I find the terminal more comfortable than the Windows Command Prompt.

Now, that Mac does break in very weird ways sometimes, but I digress.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 hours ago

Also Gnu is Not Unix