I've had to use a terminal about a half dozen times. I have no fear of CLI, but some people look at a CLI prompt and haven't the vaguest clue of what to do. Linux Mint has the Debian version as an underpinning, and I had to remember the few interesting ways that Debian does things. It's a school of thought that installs software differently than SUSE or Red Hat versions. After a fashion, I recalled the salient differences and was merrily installing the smaller apps quickly. It's Ubuntu underneath, atop Debian, so Ubuntu support sites have lots of usually useful information for tech questions.

The photos still aren't imported. Bluetooth still doesn't work, but I have a few clues as to why. I just took the machine on a 12-day journey and didn't have to login to the MacBook Pro even once. It sat on a desk, lit up and ready for a remote logon, in case I couldn't make the Lenovo work. I believe in backups.

I'm officially off the MacBook Pro. Civilians will probably need an integrator's help (read nearby geek) to pull off what I did, and much depends on applications and data critical to that user. Some can have an easy transition. Others may have dependencies on the Mac that I don't. Windows users will have other experiences, although the similarities between Mac and Linux are closer. Windows has legacy problems; Linux/Unix/MacOS all have their own legacy quirks.

Today, at least, I'm rocking on a small Lenovo with a total cost under $500 that's brand new. Do I still covet a Mac? They're lovely and a wonderful experience. Excuse me, I have work to do.