I shared that last week I updated Nobara two versions. This was the original version I installed 39. However it went to 41 and so I had to do two separate update processes.
What this meant was that I copied and pasted about 3 lines of text on the command line and then hit enter and waited. I rebooted and then continued with the second upgrade.
Now comparing this to a mac it was both easier and harder. A mac will not upgrade past a certain point. This can vary between 3-7 years.
If it was a mac inside those 3-7 years then I simply press update and then it reboots and is done. Easier than Linux.
However if it is a mac outside of those 3-7 years, unsupported, or repaired in a way that Apple didn’t like, you can’t do that kind of update. You can’t do further updates on that mac. To me I can understand why Apple does this, but when you own the product you understand this is part of the game that Apple plays.
Now with a regular computer you buy it, and you can put Linux on it basically unrestricted as long as the computer has the hardware to support it. So here is where Linux was easier. By running those few commands I didn’t have to go buy a new mac, or another PC to have the latest OS and security updates.
It is true that Apple can offer up to 10 years with security updates, which is meaningless for most companies because if the OS doesn’t keep pretty modern then they can’t use Office/Microsoft or many other software applications.
If you have the money than mac is a consideration. However if you don’t, the most mac like experience is using a Linux like Nobara or OpenSuse. I just love these even more than the other versions of Linux I have tried, and I have tried most of them.
Nobara is to play games/personal, and OpenSuse is all business.