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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. I'm very curious about your findings. Looking forward to it.

That's a good idea, and maybe even Henry from Techlore.

Done. Are you going to be sharing the results here? That would be cool.

Yeah, I would think so, but again, I've never had hardware fail to work out of the box in Linux, and since I don't use internal capture cards, I guess I will not be affected any time soon.

e/OS is miles behind GrapheneOS and even CalyxOS. I see no reason to go that route if you'll be much better served by any modestly modern Pixel phone and GrapheneOS.

I have yet to see the devices that don't work in Linux (evidently, there are a few, but I've never used them, so there's that).

What distro are you using? And what is the problem(s) you're having?

I ask because there's a bunch of really smart I dividuals with extensive experience in Linux (not me, sorry) and from my experience, most people here love to help others troubleshoot Linux (along other OSs).

Took the words right out of my mouth.

I just told my wife she's going to have to share now🤣

You give the info, and then a link to the source? There's still hope for humanity 😉

I love how this went from ".deb" to "Mullvad VPN repo configuration" 🤣

I'm already married, but, would you marry me? I'm guessing you're probably very useful to have around.

Oh, absolutely, but it's still an exercise in futility if the goal is to have any impact on the offending company's demeanor and course of action.

What do you use for things like: 1.Email: Protonmail

2.Cloud storage / file sync: Nextcloud/Syncthing

3.Maps & navigation: OSMAnd + Syncthing

4.Search engine: SearX (self-hosted) and Brave

5.Web browser: Brave, Libre wolf on Linux, Vanadium and Fennec on Mobile

6.Calendar: Etar (with Davx5 from Nextcloud)

7.Contacts management: Contacts in Linux and GrapheneOS (with Davx5 from Nextcloud)

8.Notes / to-do lists: Obsidian over Syncthing with a crapload of plug-ins.

9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.): Libreoffice and Onlyoffice

10.Messaging / chat: Signal and some XMPP client (Cheogram on mobile and Dino on Linux)

11.Video calling: Signal for personal, nothing for business (or whatever was used by the person inviting, in an incognito browser tab)

12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news: Mastodon and Lemmy / nothing / FreshRSS (self-hosted) / FreshRSS (self-hosted)

13.Music streaming / podcast app: Don't stream music / AntennaPod

14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative: NewPipe, Smarttube (on TV) and Grayjay

15.Password manager: ProronPass, KeepassXC for secrets

16.VPN / DNS / Firewall: Nord VPN, Tailscale and Teleport (Unifi) / AdguardHome / Unifi UCG-Ultra

17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs): GrapheneOS stock launcher

18.App store / APKs: Neo Store and Obtainium (for everything I can get from git instead of f-droid and similar. Sometimes Aurora if I want to try something commonplace

19.Photo backup / gallery: Nextcloud

20.Weather: Breeze weather on mobile, Gnome weather on Linux

21.Smart assistant (if any): None (yet, still researching options on Home Assistant)

22.Anything else you’ve replaced?: I've been able to replace everything that matters to me, but that's a wiki-like long list.

Funny how that's the case for most people 🤣

I would say that I RTFM about 75% of the times (give or take). Though I only do it to see if I can find something other than what I intended to use the software or hardware for.

For that to have any impact, the abusing company leadership would need to have the ability to feel some level of shame. I honestly believe that most don't have any ability for that.

Yeah, it was a statement, not a question. But it's partly my fault for not using the comma appropriately. Fixed.

That's what I think too. And then I see "Their systems are built into everything around us", which basically only applies to PCs and laptops. What is built into pretty much everything around us, is GnuLinux.