huggingstars

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Any advice for a long-time Linux user, first-time Linux *desktop* user? in c/linux@lemmy.ml
[โ€“] huggingstars@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

  1. Use a separate bootloader partition for every OS. Windows is known for destroying non-windows bootloaders. It rarely, if ever, touches anything else. Many distros have a /boot partition with initramfs since grub might not support booting from the root partition's filesystem. Integrity is ensured with secure boot, /boot encryption is optional.

  2. LUKS is straightforward, and most non-DIY distros have encrypted root support built-in.

  3. Gnome has Google drive support in the file manager itself, although it's not exposed to CLI yet.

  4. If you're not short on storage, I personally highly recommend Flatpaks as they are containerised whilst also come with a sandbox solution. Avoid non-default frontends when using system packages.

  5. Check out immutable/image-based distros like Fedora Silverblue. They are proved to be extremely reliable and need little to no manual maintenance since all changes are atomic and generate a brand new OS.

  6. Avoid Nvidia GPUs. Their proprietary drivers are compatibility nightmares.

European Union set to revise cookie law, admits cookie banners are annoying in c/technology@lemmy.world
[โ€“] huggingstars@programming.dev 22 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Just don't remove it entirely, currently companies will at least pretend to comply.

bEFORE yOU cONTINUE tO gOOGLE sure is annoying though.