I dont have any complaints. I’ll trade a little performance for a bit more security/privacy

As an IronFox user, I can say I quite like it. Its a good Firefox based browser. Left off where Mull ended. Glad it exists

Also, may I suggest Thunder for Lemmy as well.

I fully intend om trying Comaps.

+1 for Aegis. Been using it for years.

For SMS when I have to use it QUICK has been great

Molly is fantastic too. I like that the database locks after a set time, I have mine 12 hours, but that’s a great feature to have. I also appreciate the notification system not relying on googles. I plan to setup unified push at some point too.

Self hosted: nextcloud, immich both fantastic. I wish there wasn’t a restriction on sideloaded apps using Android auto because I’d love to use Tempo for Navidrome. Currently I use Symfonium.

Sorry for it being out of order

Awe you think you’re important enough to follow and downvote lol

Objectively, with the question asked as it was; there isn’t one.

However, for my use case and preference, I’m gonna roll with KDE. KDE offers everything I need. It has an weasy to use task bar, a menu, tray icons for lingering apps and controls, its dark mode out of the box is good, it support hi refresh rate, even HDR if you want it it can be as simple or as complex as you want. I can stick with how it comes stock basically and rock and roll. The discover store is fine when needed but I use CLI to install and update most things.

I have tried GNOME,XFCE, Cinnamon, Hyprland, Cosmic, Mate, and more but none of them fit my workflow exactly how I see fit.

Your mileage may vary.

Any plugins you’d recommend specifically?

You’re one of the first people I have ever heard who loves GIMP. Usually people in that world are brainwashed into Adobes products.

I appreciate GIMP and other FOSS offerings.

I started my Linux journey out or curiosity as a preteen, didn’t stick with it. Dabbled in college wi5h Linux. Ultimately I started down a privacy rabbit hole, started hating Microsoft the more I learned. Switched to Linux. Sure, I started using Linux for my machines out of hatred for Microsoft and Apple (and google…) But ultimately, now I just love Linux.

I have freedom to do what I want, how I want. I love supporting open source initiatives.

I didn’t say it didn’t matter.

I have seen people already say similar, but felt like chiming in.

The underlying djstro chosen matters less than the desktop environment or lack thereof. Well, sure you want to pick a district that aligns with your ideals and philosophies. However, as a lot of windows users delve into using Linux they see the distro as what decides the look (and feel) of their new OS.

While many learn about different DEs through different distros, I do think that the DE matters more for workflow for average users.

That being said, I jumped from windows to Arch. I didn’t want to be behind on updates. I also am a tinkerer by nature. And I am in the IT industry, have been for more than a decade. So Arch felt right ti me. So I have tried many DE and always go back to KDE. I want war over any being “better.” That’s a personal choice sincerely.

Hyprland was fun to tinker with, and it can be pretty. But I dont care about ricing as much as many of the stereotypical Arch users.

I always used CUE splitting software to separate tracks.

Spotify is trash

I will be giving this a shot! Thank you

I see it supports Android Auto. Does anyone know if its only the google play store version that supports Android auto?

I do suspect it could be an issue with my desktop. Maybe something in bios having to do with suspend. However, all of my other devices with arch non NVIDIA and have intel chips all work.

Thank you!

The only issue I have faced, and still no solution that I can find is that I can’t sleep my desktop. I’m running Arch (i7-12700KF, NVIDIA RTX 3090, Asus motherboard)

I’ve looked at the Arch wiki, and nothing I have found has helped.

I wish there was a launcher that came close to Nova. The main feature I miss is swiping on icons to launch different apps or intents. That and the scrollable dock.

I have since moved on to Lawnchair, but it isn’t quite 1 to 1 replacement.

I will always shoot to use open source where I can. And I suppose I have to live with some od the limitations and missing features for now.

I could continue to use Nova, and just block internet access like I used to; but that feels like a step back on terms of privacy than just using something more privacy conscious.

While I love the idea or NixOS, I haven’t pulled the trigger myself. And that being said it doesn’t seem “noon friendly.” Mainly because it seems to to against the standard paradigms.

Its a choice on Linux.

I am not sure why you dislike Kate, but that’s why we have choices. I personally am a Kate user. I used Notepad and Notepad++ when I was on windows. I looked around for a notepad++ alternative and tried Notepadqq butt stuck with Kate ultimately because it was standard on an KDE machine.

How many times are they going to repackage and sell this damn game