KnoLord

That’s exactly it, Bazzite, a distro associated with gaming, running on hardware that even at release was criticized for being “landfill fodder”.

you mean the original Greek pronounciation, instead of the mess, that is “kai-mera”?

I fully agree. Why do I have to install gnome-tweaks just to make the UI usable?

That is the sole reason the UAC exists in post-Vista Windows.

systemctl reboot --firmware-setup

That will reboot to UEFI setup instantly.

Isn’t it ‘octopodes’, and ‘octopuses’ is considered a valid alternative due to heavy use, or am I stupid?

Recommending Yandex? Bit of a “hot take”, don’t you think?

Honestly, a better solution would be an open-source IODD-type device, because sometimes I still meet old devices which do boot via USB DVD drives, but not flash drives.

But Ventoy is a second solid choice, especially with newer devices, where such limitations are basically non-existent :)

I personally have tried FreeBSD and some FreeBSD “distros” on the desktop, and have used *BSD-based stuff as servers/single-purpose machines.

As a desktop system (user-centric use case), you notice how hardware support is sometimes problematic, especially on laptops. I personally had problems with NVIDIA GPUs, already a problem on Linux, being a big problem here as well, and don’t mention WiFi (FreeBSD doesn’t support 802.11ac and up currently) or Bluetooth. Software-wise, if your applications do not have a *BSD version, well, then you are relying on Linux ports, which for desktop use isn’t exactly great.

But, in servers/headless setups, *BSDs are shining, with the most important things running rock-solid, stable and resource-friendly.

My dad is more of an 👍💪 guy, but understandable.

Isn’t it kinda sad that one has to rely on third-party articles to even understand the package manager/OS one wants to use?

Don’t worry, the next “mandatory” cumulative update will take care of that, even if you aren’t installing it yourself.

But isn’t that behavior actually documented in the Arch wiki? At least when you manually install it, it lists packagekit-qt6 as being “not recommended”.

It is, if your priorities are to tinker even more with your computer. (nix configs, etc.) :)

Using non-tech analogy, it is like having a “project car” to tinker with and a “daily driver” to get to and from work, if you are a car enthusiast.

.ml admins throw a hissy fit, when you have a potty mouth. At least, that’s what I have seen so far.

Honestly, 16-year-old me would be both impressed and disappointed in my current self.

For example, he would be disappointed that I “threw away” a “nice relationship”, unbeknownst to him that the relationship would nearly ruin his life and connections to his friends and family, like he has never experienced before.

But he would be impressed as well - he would see, that his dream of “doing computer stuff” would proliferate, although he would ask himself why I own so much “junk parts”. And he would be impressed that his father finally trusted him for his expertise, regardless of age or relation.

I currently use Plasma 6 on both my laptop and my desktop, but XFCE has a special place in my heart, due to it being right in the middle between being lightweight with resources and still staying usable for a buffoon like me.