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Seems to be working OK for me on FF with Ublock and Privacy Badger running.

I believe LMDE includes the proprietary stuff you might need and, as others have said, Debian 12 is starting to as well.

For a new user who just wants a good OS to start with, Pop_OS is a fine choice. A little surprised you had trouble with Mint identifying your WiFi card but, I see others have posted on it. Mint is typically my go-to recommendation for new Linux users.

I looked at LBRY for a while, but it kinda looked like the “trashy tabloid” section of the internet.

I just blame it on being a rolling release ;)

Have to agree. They had a great start by enhancing Debian and being user friendly but, then they just kind of lost their way.

Although, speaking as a fan of Mint who used it as my “daily driver” for years, I think the time has come for them to switch from Ubuntu to Debian and embrace Wayland. I know that, if I’d stayed with Mint, I’ve have gone to LMDE by now.

NIce! Thanks :)

…and Cable TV didn’t eliminate commercials…and ATMs didn’t reduce banking costs resulting in higher interest on savings…etc…

For controlling addressable RGB lights. The Hardware Sync plugin allows you to use various PC status inputs to set the light colors

You want the Hardware Sync plugin

I don’t know, Linus is still trying to excuse and justify. It would seem taking him out of the driver’s seat was the right call. As for the rest, they are responding because their backs are against the wall. Time will tell if they will really make any changes.

For those new to Linux…no, "rm -f " will not do what the AI said it would do ;) Open a terminal, type “man rm” and it’ll tell you everything about it…

If you’ve got an old PC, you might still need it.

I’ve been with EndeavourOS for longer than that…I WAS THERE MAN!..I WAS THERE! . (also GRUB Customizer sucks…IYKYK) . I would eventually get GRUB working again but, it was not the same. I went to systemdboot.
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The particular GRUB issue (on UEFI systems) it’s referring to hit EndeavourOS as well. It’s actually what nudged me into just going with systemdboot. Also, to be fair, with Arch, it’s a good habit to check the update notes on the website prior to updating.

I generally tell people on Manjaro to stay off the AUR. If it’s not in their “curated” repository, then just go with the flatpak.

I’ve used both. Manjaro, in their attempt to be “user friendly”, winds up disconnecting you from what makes Arch good. EndeavorOS, on the other hand, is basically Arch nicely set up for a “daily driver” PC along with some nice tools of their own you can use or not at your discretion. I’ve also used just plain Arch and I actually prefer EndeavourOS of the three.

Not super familiar with Plasma but, I’d suspect that has to be the case. Weird they can’t get a new terminal open. At least it’s Arch though…arch-chroot to the rescue ;)