People like that are the reason these fucking corporations are so entitled. The problem is not governments or legislations, the problem is us.

Until we decide that we will not finance companies that pull bullshit like this, no amount of legislation will make them stop.

I’ve tried Endeavour (after failing miserably to do stuff in Arch) and ended up breaking it really bad.

I just went back to Fedora, and haven’t looked back (in 3 months, until the distro-hop urge kicks in again 😁)

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During the Biden administration I should have gone to the US over 25 times, and 3 more during Trump’s new term, and not once have they asked me for anything other than “how long are you here for” and “what’s the purpose of your trip”.

I guess I’m lucky, because I don’t have a single mainstream social media account.

Last windows I used was 10,and I’ve always found it lacking in the screen capture arena. Full disclosure, I had no idea Flameshot had a windows version.

Gnome has an extension called GSConnect which is their re-implementation of KDE Connect. I have in my tablet and phone, and it’s flawless.

But don’t change yet, give me until the weekend, I’ll spin Fedora with KDE in my laptop, and come back with my experience with FlameShot.

No need to change if that’s what you like and it ends up working.

Flameshot does require some tweaking to work anyway, so I’ll need check if it’s the same in KDE.

I honestly haven’t tried on KDE, but I can give it a shot this coming weekend and report back. I’m up for a distro hopping round anyway.

But in Gnome, dual screens, it works like a charm, also on Wayland.

Yeah, but this is about self hosting and it’s costs, so the comparison is relevant.

FlameShot. In my opinion, the best and most versatile screen capture app for Linux distros, especially if you use Gnome as your DE.

Absolutely. Maybe I’m a bit biased. I can’t stick to anything immutable (other than my Steam Deck, and believe me, I’ve tried many times), and always come back to distros I can have absolute control over.

However, I have all my employees running Silverblue (mostly because none of them even know what CLI means 🤣).

Your logic is spot on, and it does apply to most power users, but not to all.

Everyone has a different use case and experience, I think we speak based on our own experiences.

I like you. Your brain works in the right frequencies.

There is web support, but it lacks most actually useful functions. Libreoffice is great, but is not 1:1 compatible with excel. Then there’s Onlyoffice, which is very compatible, but also lacks many functions.

Bottom line is, if you’re an excel power user, you’ll need to learn Libreoffice Calc, or you’re out of luck. If not, Onlyoffice should suffice.

Chances are that, if you do break something, it’ll be on the Windows side.

Bazzite is very solid for new users as it’s very convoluted to access and modify anything system related.

Having said that, if you have any intention to learn how to use Linux distros, and eventually remove Microsoft from your life, immutable distros like Bazzite will limit you dramatically, so I suggest you start with a regular “mutable” distro. Now, if your intention is just to have something that works, scape Windows every now and then, and come back to Windows, it’s hard to beat an immutable distro.

My name is none of your business, and I approve this suggestion.

For most of us using Linux distros for years, we already have a preferred distro that is highly unlikely to be Ubuntu or even Debian based, but for first-timers, I honestly believe Mint is the way to go. But seeing how mint has been a flop for you (as another poster said, it’d be great to know what went wrong) an immutable distro (like Bazzite) would fit your current needs better, but these distros are not the best way to start learning about Linux and eventually migrate from Windows entirely.

Awesome. Thanks.

Exactly. In the case of foldable phones, that it adapts from the external screen to the internal when opening the phone. The same holds true for the opposite action (closing the phone).

For Android, Davx5 plus JTX board, and you’re set. Just use the contacts, calendar, tasks and journals apps you feel comfortable with. I use Etar calendar, for example.

The only thing that comes to mind is dynamic formatting because of foldable devices. My wife has one and that’s her main complain with almost everything on that phone.

Any distros with Plasma or Cinnamon as it’s DE will do the trick. Linux Mint is a good starting choice.