But Linux is just kennel we need to look at all the gnu components that make Linux a complete os… Wait maybe not https://drewdevault.com/2023/11/25/2023-11-26-RMS-on-sex.html

Clamav is ok to use for scanning files for malware. If you want something to detect behavior you can use Falco or tetragon to log events on your system. Those systems are best used if you send them to centralized log system but that’s complete overkill for personal use

I use evolution and it’s great even on kde

I use fedora and Ansible to fix things I want to be different all the time. After I install the OS I run Ansible pull and it makes all the changes I want

I use evolution and it works well for everything besides my work Gmail but that has more to do with security policies than evolution

All my configs are in gitlab or a self hosted forgejo server and all files are in seafile or a self hosted service running on proxmox. Then I use proxmox backup server on a storage VPS for off-site backup

Cockpit has an update manager built in and has the ability to setup dnf automatic

Veronica explains https://youtube.com/@veronicaexplains

Depends on budget but if your budget is above $800 get a framework they are awesome and work great with Linux if your budget is below that look at an e series Thinkpad or used thinkpad on eBay that fits your budget

Both USBC ports work fine for charging and USB but they do not work with my thunderbolt doc

I have loved my AMD framework . 3:2 aspect ratio took awhile to get used to but I love it now. Only thing I need to figure out getting the USB c ports to work but everything else has worked flawlessly

I tried a couple of times but prefer fedora over redhat on lab servers and desktops. Fedora is easier to upgrade between releases and you get features faster and it’s just as stable. The only time I use enterprise oses in my lab is for things that are picky about the os they run on

Tailscale is the best with netbird in a close second if you want to self host, headscale works great.

~/repos

I want to try alpine out but the lack of systemd support is a blocker since I don’t want to add openrc support to all my Ansible playbooks that rely on systemd services and timers

There are philosophical and technical reasons to not like snaps

Technical

• Slow startup time
• Makes lsblk look really ugly
• For awhile users didn’t have a lot of control over when things updated
• Not designed to work with third party repos by default
• Requires apparmor so it doesn’t work well on selinux distros.

Philosophical

• Backend is proprietary and controller by a single company
• Has made the same amount of effort as flatpak to work on distros that aren’t Ubuntu
• Some people just don’t like Ubuntu