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@FunkyClown Use what you like! I’m not here to proselytize.

@DidacticDumbass
This runs you through the setup: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/8049/how-to-install-some-packages-from-unstable-debian-on-a-computer-running-stabl#8051

Once it’s in place, I’ve had no issues.

@luthis
I used it for gaming for years, but eventually I realized I was never switching back. I’d found games that ran native.

@const_void
Certainly, let’s look for more ways to improve, but I’ve not had a need to fiddle with hardware configs in a while.

I count 2 personal laptops, a desktop, and a couple RasPis that just worked for me. One laptop had suspend issues in Windows that went away with Linux, which surprised the hell out of me.

My work laptop (Windows 11) needed GPU drivers reinstalled and increasingly acts up with docking and suspend.

Maybe I’ve lucked into good hardware or something.

@Lazylazycat
You can do what’s called “dual boot” where both (or even more than 2) OSes are available and you pick which to use at boot.
@Anarch157a

@mrXYZ
Unless you’re doing something very unusual, you’re not going to end up with many AUR packages. I’ve run Arch on SBCs without much trouble.

There are severely steps in between Gnome/KDE and Awesome. XFCE and Enlightenment are more user friendly options that are still quite lightweight.
@Dirk @Fungus

@const_void
Have you used Linux lately? It really doesn’t take any more time than anything else.
@FunkyClown

@DidacticDumbass
You can set Debian to prefer installing from stable unless you explicitly request otherwise. That works on a per-package basis.

Presumably you could do the same with any apt-based distro, but I’ve not tried it.
@agelord

@muddybulldog
After using a small install script of my own for a while, I switched to yadm. It’s nice because it’s a shell script, so no need to compile on different architectures/UNIXen.

@andybug
I’ve been working on using Guix. Theoretically, I love the idea, but there’s definitely some learning curve.
@swordsmanluke

@letbelight
18650s are a standard size. Several companies make decent ones.

It’s like taking AA cells, but lithium.
@delial

@Jamie
Using a dotfiles manager makes it a little easier to avoid, even if it’s just GNU Stow.
@muddybulldog

@freamon
I started using SyncThing. Highly recommended.
@string_cat