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Starfish , (edited )

Debian Stable as base OS, then activate unstable repos in a sandbox/container. Maybe even Distrobox for newer Apps.

Starfish ,

How about miniPaint? Its mostly in JS.
https://github.com/viliusle/miniPaint

Maybe Piwigo: https://github.com/Piwigo/Piwigo

Starfish ,

Not Fedora, but MX Linux and Antix are good for persistent installation on usb-sticks. See here: https://antixlinux.com/the-most-extensive-live-usb-on-the-planet/

Starfish , (edited )

Looks like there are some security, privacy and stability advantages. But for most people systemd should be fine.

See here for further info:
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/guides/linux-hardening.html#choosing-the-right-distro
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2
https://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/systemd-isnt-safe-to-run-anywhere.html
https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-real-motivation-behind-systemd.html
https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/
https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Arguments_against_systemd/
https://nosystemd.org/

Edit: also getting dnscrypt to work with systemd is pretty tough and unreliable in my experience (debian and opensuse). See here https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation-linux
This could be a problem if you are planning to use encrypted dns.

Starfish ,

not sure about the other ones, but "madaidan" (Kicksecure/Linux Hardening Guide) and Daniel Micay (Copperhead/GrapheneOS) are well known security researchers. See Daniel Micays take on Systemd:
https://old.reddit.com/r/GrapheneOS/comments/bddq5u/os_security_ios_vs_grapheneos_vs_stock_android/ekzo6c0/
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2

Suckless.org's take on systemd is pretty well researched. All sources inside.

Some other critics are Ted Tso, Torvalds, Volkerding (Slackware), ... See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systemd#Reception
https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-others-on-linuxs-systemd/

Starfish ,

There are some security, privacy and stability advantages of other init systems over systemd. But for most people systemd should be fine.

See here for further info:
https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/guides/linux-hardening.html#choosing-the-right-distro
https://forums.whonix.org/t/fixing-the-desktop-linux-security-model/9172/2
https://www.unixsheikh.com/articles/systemd-isnt-safe-to-run-anywhere.html
https://unixsheikh.com/articles/the-real-motivation-behind-systemd.html
https://suckless.org/sucks/systemd/
https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Arguments_against_systemd/
https://nosystemd.org/

Also getting encrypted dns to work with systemd is pretty tough and unreliable in my experience (with debian and opensuse). See here https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/wiki/Installation-linux

Starfish ,

His stance on desktop security may be very hard. But his views are not far off from that of other known security researchers like Micay (Copperhead/GrapheneOS), Rutkowska (QubesOS), Matthew Garrett (Red Hat, Canonical), Solar Designer (Openwall) and others. They heavily criticize Linux and *BSDs to make us aware of all its shortcomings.

Systemd is hated by hobbyists mainly because it invalidates a lot of their hacked together wisdom ...

Maybe these people dont hate systemd but want choices for a more minimal/barebones OS. Not to gatekeep Linux but to install a more energy-efficient, lightweight Linux OS for themselves like many Alpine, Debian and Arch users do. They believe in the KISS principle. The concept that less complexity equals better security ("less is more").

Starfish ,

The closest thing to clean install is Ameliorated AME or Atlas OS. Check that out if you really need windows.

Starfish ,

This. Trusty old lawnchair2. I can group all my apps in folders and have a separate menu for island/shelter apps.

Starfish ,

Use some kind of hierarchical folder-structure like the Usenet does.
Something like: unix.desktop.theming for all your desktop ricing/theming stuff, unix.lx.debian.doc for debian documentation, win.win10.winget for everything related to winget on windows 10, rl.bureau.finances for your finances, accounting, etc. ...

You can use the Browser Extension "QuickCut" to save your bookmarks in folders. Its really helpful when you work on a bigger project and have all the documentation weblinks at hand.

Why should I primary Linux for Home Desktop and which one do you recommend?

I’ve always used Windows and am super comfortable with it. I have set up a dual boot with fedora but don’t use it because I have never identified a need to use it. I see a lot of windows hate, so what does Linux have that I need? What can motivate me to migrate? What is a good Linux to have for a desktop + steam?

Starfish ,

Debian Stable is a solid choice as it has the best support and is a hassle-free experience. Maybe with KDE Desktop. Its the most userfriendly windows-like desktop i know of.
Optional: You can also install the MX-Tools from MX Linux to get some comfortable GUI system tools.

Starfish ,

Just use a second phone for that proprietary stuff. So you dont have to comprise privacy/security on your main/private phone. Also a huge fan of xprivacylua to isolate proprietary apps and feed them random data.

Starfish ,

Maybe MX linux or AntiX Linux. They are very thumb drive focused

Starfish ,

You can use posteo for 1€ a month. For more aliases look at mozmail (mozilla) or simplelogin. Or try runbox if you dont care about encryption at rest

Starfish ,

How about Profiles and Community Achievements? Something like Retroachievements?

Starfish ,

How about Profiles and Community Achievements? Something like Retroachievements?

Just installed Viewtube. What's your favorite alternative youtube frontend ?

I used a public instance of Piped for a while and thought about selfhosting it, but the installation process was incredibly hard, to the point of being obnoxious, and in the end, it didn’t even work. I liked the features I saw on the public instances and would like to revisit it some time. Until there I’m using Viewtube....

Starfish ,

youtube-local or yt-local with vpn. its very easy to set up

What Are Your Favorite SBCs (Single Board Computers), Why, and How Did You Get Into Them?

Like most people, I entered COVID as a normal hobby geek with a Linux server I played around with and a healthy hardware habit with a side of home automation and DD-WRT. I emerged from COVID enrolled in college, now with two servers (one new build, one rebuilt from my first one), two Pi, multiple instances of Home Assistant (one...

Starfish ,

Beagleboards are great. Good Support and nice community. Nearly as good as Pi. I used BBB because it was the only open hardware SBC available in my area.

BTW: Please recommend me other good Open Hardware/Open Firmware SBCs. I am always looking for something new. Maybe for a Router or Selfmade-NAS.

Starfish ,

OpenSuse Leap. In YaST (its system settings tool) you can do everything from a GUI. No cli, no config files, no tinkering.

Starfish ,

go to Yast -> Software Repositories and add the Brave Repo. Now you can install it in Yast Package Manager.
https://brave.com/linux/

You can also install it with "opi" from terminal: "sudo opi brave"

Starfish ,

Maybe try out MX Linux. It has a bunch of GUI Tools preinstalled. With MX Installer you can install Brave and even Flatpaks.
See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aESEb8lTvz4&t=1014s

What is you backup tool of choice?

I don’t mean system files, but your personal and work files. I have been using Mint for a few years, I use Timeshift for system backups, but archived my personal files by hand. This got me curious to see what other people use. When you daily drive Linux what are your preferred tools to keep backups? I have thousands of...

Starfish ,

grsync, its easy to use

Starfish ,

i would go for the most used routers because they have the best support. look at the download statistics to get an idea of which ones are the most popular routers atm.
I just bought a used Archer C7 v2 because its popular and i could get it cheap in my area.

and check out this link: https://openwrt.org/toh/recommended_routers

Starfish ,

Mx Linux or Antix Linux. If you need more GUI and handholding try OpenSuse Leap

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