MX Linux and it’s predecessor (can’t recall the original version) is a Debian distro that will run with a persistence cache on a USB stick.

/bin and /sbin are symlinks already from /usr, so that’s more than half of “apps”.

Oh, man, really? You are absolutely correct, I would expect that to support either. Have you contacted them? Because it seems like that must be something faulty.

That’s the shits. Hardware can be finicky with Linux, especially laptops.

I would try Nobara or Manjaro, both have some pretty good hardware detection and updated/non-free drivers. Fedora itself doesn’t have certain things in it that aren’t “free” by default.

But you might not be destined to use Linux and no shame in that. Keep trying back if you change hardware.

I’d try it in docker instead of podman just to exclude that as an issue. Piped is a bit… janky.

And make sure your DNS is working from inside the container. It’ll show a frontend and even video titles, but not thumbnails and won’t play things without a perfectly working DNS.

That’s less about Fedora and Linux than it is about Gnome.

Coming from Windows to Gnome is a shitshow, honestly I think it’s the main reason there isn’t more Linux users. If that’s your first introduction to Linux, no wonder people yell screaming for the exits. It’s not an easy transition.

Using DEs like Plasma or Cinnamon is a way more welcoming way to change over. Maybe eventually you’ll want try Gnome and it’s opinionated workflow, but I think its a terrible way to start out an already jarring transition.

Nobara is a good distro to use Fedora and have KDE by default, with the option to change later. And it has a pile of video tweaks and fixes for gaming and editing out of the box or via the welcome screen tasks.

I’ve started up new domains and never had an issue getting mail accepted.

There’s a right way to do it, and most people that complain that hosting email is impossible don’t know how to configure it correctly.

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I’m a farmer that was an IT guy a decade or so ago, which I guess is a background in it, but that’s not why I do it. Self-hosting is a self-reliance thing. I like to fix my own equipment, metal and silicon.

When it comes apart, I want to know the reason, and I like to invent new ways to do things, which means I have to be able to control my infrastructure.

That sounds extremely painful to manage and prone to error if you aren’t using containers.

Damn, you’re right. Not used to GNUs git repo format.

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Just fork and port Ext4 to Rust and let the little shit sit in his leaking kiddy pool out back.

Yes, you’re right. I was trying to figure out what the DE alone was.

Mobian as developed for PostmarketOS and Pinephone is about the best you can find today. I’ve never tried it on a tablet, just phones, so YMMV.

If I could get a 7" RISC-V tablet that only ran FBReader or some other calibre-compatible reader, and had wifi, I would be very happy. I would even pay $150. But I’m not holding my breath.

I’m pretty sure the eventual conversion of every atom in the universe to computronium will run Linux.

It’s almost like the post you replied to was asking for “latest”.

Yah, I installed it a couple weeks ago, it was on Plasma 5.27 or something almost as old, and installing strange software or drivers is such a pain in the ass. Lasted a couple days, like I usually do when I try NixOS every few months. Ah, well.

Debian doesn’t package anything that could be considered “latest”. Bookworm won’t even get to Plasma 6 in it’s lifecycle.