I collect hobbies.

I think you mean:

Latest YouTube update causes massive performance hit.

YouTube causes the performance hit. Not the ad blockers. If ads weren’t creating such big performance hits by themselves, folks wouldn’t all need to use ad blockers.

Every distro sucks to someone.

I tried Mint on one of my laptops, and it broke as soon as I installed any updates. It also didn’t properly support the laptop’s graphics.

Manjaro installed perfectly and runs flawlessly. No issues.

So, as always, different distros for different computers for different folks.

The best distro? One that he’ll be able to use easily. One that will get him to actually LIKE the experience.

You don’t want to teach him a lesson by giving him a miserable experience.

You want to teach him a lesson that will let you say “I told you so” for the rest of his life.

Manjaro is pretty easy to use and seems to have good hardware compatibility. A variety of Ubuntu flavors also can mimic Windows and work really well.

Haha, I get it. No offense taken.

I don’t disagree. But for better or worse, most people don’t think that much about their software.

Folks like us who do? We can make informed decisions.

Folks who don’t? Canonical’s experiments are probably still better than dealing with Windows 11 or macOS.

You’re not wrong, but there’s also value in exploring different ways to do similar things. That’s what’s great about Linux.

Some of Canonical’s efforts may lead to failure, but that doesn’t mean they are a waste.

I tried installing LXLE - and in spite of multiple attempts, it simply refuses to install the boot files into the boot partition. 🤣

So I suppose it’s getting a different flavor, after all

I appreciate your response. it’s good to know I’m safe running what I know. And cerement gave me some good info so I can learn more about different distros. :)

Thanks for all this info. It’ll help me catch up, I’ll check out your links.

If you have to ask, it’s not.

I did not need to look at the listing to answer your question.

Check your manual to see if you should be cleaning the sensors as part of routine maintenance.

Why would you do this? It would increase risk of system failure by reducing component redundancy.

If you just want to be able to access the files on your desktop when you’re not using it, enable file sharing to the local network.

But the best solution would be to either buy a cheap hardware NAS, or build one from old components.

You might be better off returning the extender and replacing the router with a mesh system.

Many mesh routers sets can pair with each other over ethernet. So you would have one network, with two access points: one by the modem, the other in your house at the other end of the network cable.