I always encrypt my computer SSD as well as my external backup drive. I just wish that when installing a Linux distro and when selecting encryption that it would work with multiple drives

Maybe Mint XFCE. It should be really nice after 22.1 releases. I always suggest the Crucial BX500 as a cheap SSD upgrade. It’s fantastic for the price.

I think they’re great. I’ve got two Linux newbies running some Ublue variant with no issues

Well said

I’ve got two people on Kinoite no problem

Get it on Flathub and set it to auto start on login in Kinoite settings, then auto connect on application start within the program.

Mint has been the most particular distro for bluetooth for me. I noticed there is a difference between “connecting” and “pairing”. I have to “pair” the first time my device is connected and then “connect” every subsequent time. If I pair the device to another computer I have to re-pair on Mint.

Have you also tried using Bleachbit to free up storage space?

I did. Not nearly enough to manage my own router unfortunately

Following a guide on how to make something is different than understanding what you’re doing. By all means go for it. I think if you want to enjoy self hosting, skip to that part and come back to creating a router in the future.

Trying to create a router yourself is complicated. I knew nothing about it and installed OpenWRT onto a Netgear router and was unprepared. I ended up effectively taking a YouTube crash course trying to understand so many new networking terms and more. I got it working but any small tweaks could cause issues as I didn’t fully understand what I was doing. I bought a GL.iNet Flint 2 and have been super happy with it. Save yourself a headache, get a good router like that and start having fun running things on a RPi.

I use a combination of Okular for signing PDFs and PDF Arranger for rearranging pages, etc

Bluefin and all the Universal Blue spins are atomic, based on Fedora Kinoite and Silverblue. Atomic or immutable being the big difference from normal Fedora. The Ublue spins just add onto the base atmoic distros with extra compatibility mostly.

I setup Kinoite (KDE Plasma) on my Dad’s touchscreen laptop. When flipped into tablet mode it works very well with enlarged touch controls and pen support

Look into Batocera. It has Kodi and Emulation Station as the two halves of the OS. You can even install Steam games on it (check RetroGameCorps video). Get a USB IR receiver from Flirc. The one thing it won’t support is WayDroid

Sovereign Computing

I don’t know the details but my understanding is Plasma has a more developed HDR system than other DEs

I like Plasma. It feels very modern and has an easy interface with lots of customization if wanted. It also supports Wayland and lots of HDR features. Overall it’s a cutting edge DE

I’ve installed Kinoite on a few Linux newbie computers and they have worked near flawlessly. I would think Silverblue would be the same

I know Batocera (which is primarily for retro gaming) has a way to launch Steam games. I wondered myself if there was a way to connect GoG too