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  • Just in case you don’t know, you can use those Microsoft services no problem in Linux through a web browser. You can also “install” them since they’re PWAs and integrate them with your system notifications.

    There’s also Thunderbird from Mozilla, and the open source fork Betterbird that has a far more modern appearance and options. That will work easily with your existing Microsoft email.

    I’m by no means encouraging that you stay on Microsoft, but moving to Linux AND changing providers for important stuff like email and calendar might be a lot all at once.





  • I don’t really distro hop much (you need a rolling release distro and a stable distro, never needed more) but if you’re asking I’ll assume you’re a Linux newb so really I would recommend doing something less custom. If you want Fedora and KDE, install the Fedora ISO that comes with KDE and be done.

    I won’t say it’s incredibly complex to run multiple desktop environments, but it’s definitely more of a pain and can cause weird issues (fucking NetworkManager) Better to stick to the “happy path” and make your machine as standard as possible so it’s more compatible with everything, especially if you’re new to Linux




  • Tl;dr it’s likely that some of your hardware isn’t well supported in Linux or have vendors downright hostile to open source (fuck you, Broadcom and Nvidia) and causes you weird issues that almost always get fixed by the community but may not always work “out of the box”

    I’ve been in Linux since 2008 and have asked this question in many ways over the years. To get a real answer I’d dig more into the errors you’re encountering. I think that a lot of the “simple fixes” you mention are simply options that some hardware configurations need and some don’t.

    Flatpak and Linux in general deal with the same huge task as Windows, which is “support any hardware configuration with one universal solution”. While Windows is given every advantages by cooperative hardware vendors releasing official drivers, Linux is mostly supported by open source reverse engineered drivers.

    This means that no “universal” system is likely to work all the time in every case, but that’s ok because it’s all open source and the community finds a way.

    You mentioned themes and some graphical packages, do you have an Nvidia GPU? I never had anything but trouble on Linux with them.



  • I grew up in the bible Belt and spent years watching my friends and family get deeper into the MAGA memes and conspiracies, so take it from someone who poured their heart and soul out trying to convince good people not to believe provably false nonsense when I say this.

    Fuck em. They know it’s all bullshit. They know they can’t actually prove their bullshit. They don’t care. Few might eventually come back, but it’s not worth the emotional toll on you to try and convince them.


  • “other people don’t deserve the same rights as me” is not a fucking political opinion you cretin.

    Those who advocate violence and oppression deserve violence and oppression. Don’t want violence brought on you? Don’t bring it on others.

    And just because they’re polite about it doesn’t change any of that. So fuck this “gosh golly gee I just think gays and Jews should be hanged why are you hitting me 🥺” act that isn’t fooling anyone.

    Apologies if I misread your post, that all wasn’t necessarily directed at you.