I own old Chromebook.
Chromebook software updates are not forever.
It is my understanding that some Chromebooks might be locked in such a way that installation of Linux might NOT be an option or the might be a high chance of bricking the device.
At least that was the case with my Chromebook.
So, once OS updates are unavailable, the machine might become a weak link from security standpoint or stop running some software.
Chromebook is still a great option, but be careful with very old ones.
Take snapshot. If problem occurs, manually change boot label to use snapshot label.
BTRFS is zero effort on root, because it is included in kernel. ZFS on root is extra effort at least on Arch, due to licensing restrictions.
We can just wait for 5 days and see ourselves it is true or not.
Lol
What a load of BS
Dedicated gaming machine or dual boot is a way to go.
I played steam on Arch and one update of OS and game stops working.
Despite claims, Windows gets better outcomes. I played a lot of World of Tanks Blitz and the same hardware on Linux was significantly lower graphics quality and FPS compared to Windows.
Windows is better for gaming than Linux.
With Linux you have to be ready to play only what works.
The article is a dream of how to save face.
In short: Ukraine is on the path to loose, it is loosing. Current levels of western support is not sufficient. Population support is dwindling.
Let’s save face by freezing conflict at current lines.
The article completely dismisses official Russian position, that is glossed over in western news sources in the 1st place: Ukraine must accept new Russian territory, withdraw its troops from this territory.
Article called current Russian position as maximalist, but when announced it was pointed out that it is actually a minimalist position. Putin stated directly that as Russia advances on the ground, conditions will change.
The article is a feeble attempt at getting closer to reality on the ground.
Great illustration.
Russians predicted this before special military operation.
For example, Putin mentions this outcome many years ago, if Russia decides to take on Ukraine.
Someone explained it to me this way:
If knife is a newest feature, then
Any snapshot distribution by definition is on bleeding edge.
Any rolling release is by definition on the cutting edge.
I usually go for gnome regardless of distribution. I have old laptop that i use to try distributions occasionally.
Same hardware, same desktop, same encrypted drive, same BTRFS choice, different responsiveness at times.
Systems heavy on flatpak tend to be noticeably slower.
I had sluggish experience with SUSE. Updates were slow. Installation was very slow.
Starting apps was not as snappy.
Promise of snapshots was great, but not unique.
Overall slower than my regular distro experience killed it for me.
I simply asked myself: will it bug me every time I use the laptop? The answer was yes, and decided to end it.
Installer is a big part.
2nd biggest part is how system is configured.
Debian is not afraid to create its own version of default configuration. Take some mail software as example.
Arch on the other hand is most likely just going to ship original application configuration.
Debian might be nice and easy, until configuration change is necessary. Suddenly, original application documentation doesn’t apply. Debian documentation may be obsolete or absent. And that is the beginning of reading all of the configuration files. Normally, it is not a problem until something like email system configuration is necessary.
That’s when Arch philosophy of making fewest changes to software comes to shine. Original documentation usually works and applies well.
Years ago major upgrades and to lesser degree even minor upgrades made me to give up trying to keep installation running. I don’t even remember if it was Red Hat or Debian.
Eventually I realized, that I like running newest version of Desktop and I ran into cases of getting frustrated with lack of newer versions, which had fixes for issues I ran into. Then I realized that best wiki was not a snapshot distribution.
In the end I tried rolling distribution and remain happy for years.
Debian or derived distribution is easiest to get google help for and it is the simplest choice for me, when running on the cloud.
Although, Alpine is pushing through containers quite forcefully.
KDE was far less stable for me compared to Gnome. In the end, my patience with KDE lasted for 1 week.
KDE is more exiting and familiar, but it had no tangible advantage in the end for me.
It called narrative control.
If you think that ActivityPub universe is somehow not biased, not controlled by bots with specific political agenda, that’s your wake up call.
hardlink
Most underrated tool that is frequently installed on your system. It recognizes BTRFS. Be aware that there are multiple versions of it in the wild.
It is unattended.
They don’t want Boeing even for free.
Let’s remember all the laughs about friendly Russian fire and doubts surrounding that claim.