No change.

EDIT: Fixed! Thanks a lot!

Android apps run via Waydroid?

Switching from a GNOME OS to a KDE OS or vice versa is problematic.

I did that a few times already on different installs and never had any problems, besides the window decorations/ theming being off and needing to set them again. What issues could be expected?

Cool thing is you can rebase anytime to any other flavour you want with one command and keep everything that’s yours!

You can use Ventoy and burn even more isos on it, for example rescue distros, Windows, etc.

What does it do better than Aurora/ Bluefin for example?

They offer the same pros - easy (no) setup, impossible to break, no maintenance, etc.

Regarding the stuff you want to do: it doesn’t matter what distro you pick, they can all run the same stuff anyways.

I would recommend something Fedora-based, because that’s most people recommend. It’s very sane and user friendly. Bazzite would be the best pick imo, but the classic Fedora KDE variant is also good for most people.

All other of your questions, like gaming stuff, are (or will) be answered anyways by a dozen other people here.

But I can give you some perspective regarding CAD and video editing.

CAD on Linux sucks. Most is made as Windows only, and many people have tried running it through Wine (Bottles) or other janky methods. Don’t even try it.
FreeCAD is also not the best choice in my personal opinion, especially if you come from other CAD software. But you can try it of course, maybe you’ll like it.

The only “proper” recommendation, and what I also use personally, is Onshape. It’s browser based, intuitive to use, has a good UX and many features. Downside: it’s proprietary and browser based, including all your files. If the company behind it decides to piss in your face, there is nothing that will stop them.

Video editing is a lot better.
As you already mentioned, there’s Davinci Resolve, which is available for Linux too.
I recommend you, especially if you choose Bazzite or any other distro where it isn’t available officially, to check out Distrobox and install it from there, so it won’t mess up the rest of your host OS.
But maybe try Kdenlive first. It’s a one click install and works great too, while being FOSS on top.

I’ve had something similar a while ago. Trying a different distro or doing stuff on the software side didn’t help.

What fixed the issue was getting a new hard drive because the old one was breaking down.

But maybe try other approaches first

None at all tbh, at least if you use the PC alone and don’t share a lot of stuff with Windows devices. If you do, then maybe scan .exe or other files (e-mail attatchments, etc.) with ClamAV or similar to prevent spreading stuff.

You usually don’t need AV software because you install stuff differently than on Windows. You don’t hunt .exe-files from random internet sites, thats irresponsible even for Windows.

You install your apps directly from your software center (a frontend for Flatpaks and repo software), where they usually are pretty safe.

Also, sandboxing is a thing. The prefered way for most people (and often default) is via Flatpak, where apps are restricted on what they can access and do. You can lock them down even further if you want.

There are more ways of sandboxing, but those are not so relevant here right now.

Also:

• If you run a script, check it first. I have zero clue in regards of coding, but even I can usually guess what each line is supposed to do.
• Don’t add 3rd party repos if you can, use containers instead
• Go for the easiest route, guides for “Linux” aren’t noob friendly. In your case, search for “Mint” instead, most stuff is pretty easy there.

While I definitely do not want a LLM (especially not Open AI or whatever) to have access to my terminal or other stuff on my PC, and in general don’t have any use for that, I find it cool that something like this is available now.

Remember, it’s totally optional and nobody forces you to download that stuff. You have the choice to ignore it, and that’s the great thing about Linux!

While I definitely do not want a LLM (especially not Open AI or whatever) to have access to my terminal or other stuff on my PC, and in general don’t have any use for that, I find it cool that something like this is available now.

Remember, it’s totally optional and nobody forces you to download that stuff. You have the choice to ignore it, and that’s the great thing about Linux!

It doesn’t matter much if you choose a “all purpose” or “gaming” distro. They are mostly the same.

I’m personally a huge fan of Bazzite. It just works and you get a very robust and user friendly piece of software.

Obsidian or Logseq.

I’ve used Logseq for my lab journal, thoughts, and whatsoever, and it works excellent for that.

• You can link different things/ dates with each entry
• Markdown
• Functions and querys
• Local
• Very flexible
• And you can find pretty much every thought you’ve ever had, nothing is lost.

It can be tricky tho if you want to collaborate, because the sync isn’t perfect yet, but the devs are working really hard on it

!nolawns@slrpnk.net

Fuck lawns!

Have you considered native pollinator meadows, moss gardens or clover? They have an actual use for nature too, are pretty much zero maintenance and are not just eye candy 😉

Fedora Atomic because I don’t fucking care what package manager and whatnot sits underneath.

I just wanna relax in my free time and not worry about all this fucking nerd stuff.

Touching grass > Troubleshooting a broken system

Does this count too?

I already posted this on !balconygardening@slrpnk.net. .

I’m purposefully growing duckweed on my balcony.
I’m doing !hydroponics@slrpnk.net, and by doing that, I have lots of waste water with still good fertilizer in it.

Duckweed is one of the fastest growing, nutrient densest and least demanding plant out there, and you can just scoop it out with a strainer.

It’s exponentially growing and if you don’t wanna eat it, it makes great organic fertiliser or animal feed with lots of protein and micronutients!

CasaOS isn’t an OS, it’s just the web interface you install afterwards you have Debian or whatever running

I can recommend you Debian, since it’s the “default” for many servers and has a lot of documentation and an extremely big userbase.

For web interfaces, I can recommend you, as you already mentioned, CasaOS and Cockpit.

I used CasaOS in the beginning and liked it, but nowadays, I mostly use Cockpit, where I have the feeling that it integrates the host system more, and allows me to do most of my maintenance (updating, etc.) quite easily.

CasaOS is more aesthetic imo, and allows you to install docker containers graphically, which is better for beginners.
I personally do my docker stuff mostly via CLI (docker compose file) nowadays, because I find it more straightforward, but the configuration CasaOS offers is easier to understand and has nice defaults

Thanks for the summary!

I’m constantly switching between Gnome and KDE (Bluefin, Aurora, Bazzite, Kinoite, Silverblue, whatever) and I never had any issues.
The only thing that gets messed up a bit is theming, where I have to change the GTK theme, and sometimes the window buttons when I go from KDE to Gnome, which is also reverted in just one click in Gnome tweaks.