Can we please all just acknowledge that desktop operating systems absolutely suck (in regards to security)?

A torrent should always work

No one forces you to use it

LineageOS for microG is a custom build which already includes the patch to enable signature spoofing. This still means that microG is running with root privileges. It btw also includes the F-Droid privileged extension, which is yet another app running with elevated privileges and adding unnecessary attack surface. Installing microG is the quick and easy workaround to get Google Play services, but it’s more like a dirty hack that reduces security. GrapheneOS is currently the only ROM that properly integrates the official Google Play Services using the Android app sandbox. This also increases app compatibility, and it’s the reason why most banking apps work without any issues on GrapheneOS, while they are broken on Lineage, Calyx and other ROMs that use microG.

That’s pretty sad to see, Techlore is one of the main ways how I got into digital privacy and security, but ever since they removed GrapheneOS from the mobile OS recommendations section on their resources page, I don’t feel like it’s a trustworthy source anymore. Removing the most private and secure mobile OS from your OS recommendations, while claiming to give people privacy and security-focused recommendations is pretty hypocritical. Instead they recommend CalyxOS which rolls back default AOSP security features, LineageOS which doesn’t even work with a locked bootloader and microG which requires root access. It just feels like a bad joke.

Is it easy/possible to install the Bazzite tweaks on top of Aurora?

Yes, most of these should be available via ujust

Also, my desktop has an Nvidia card… should I expect problems?

Bazzite (and all UBlue-based distros) specifically ask you what GPU you use before you download the ISO, and they have special images for Nvidia users.

Note the difference between Fedora and Fedora Silverblue. Fedora is a regular Linux distro, like Ubuntu. Silverblue is an immutable distro which uses rpm-ostree and provides atomic updates. Universal Blue is based on Fedora Silverblue whereas Nobara is based on normal Fedora. Bazzite is a more gaming-focused variant of Universal Blue. I prefer Silverblue and Silverblue-based distros, because they are more stable and reliable. Bazzite perfects this experience and adds some more stuff on top, to making everything easier and more pleasant.

Upload to Odysee and use the YouTube Sync feature.

No, absolutely nothing wrong with that. Just want to let everyone know that it’s not some random distro, but it actually uses a stable, reliable and well tested base distribution.

uBO doesn’t accept donations and AdGuard is a commercial entity that was more than enough money.

It can even be self-hosted https://help.ente.io/self-hosting/

https://f-droid.org/packages/app.alextran.immich/

Won’t do it either

I like yadm - yet another dotfile manager. It uses a Git repository in the background, which you can sync with GitHub, GitLab, Codeberg or a selfhosted Git server like Forgejo.

https://rentry.org/firehawk52

Just so you know: It’s based on Universal Blue, which is based on Fedora Silverblue.

I feel like this article should be posted on centralized social media platforms instead, in order to attract new users to the Fediverse.

It’s probably automatic

Sucks for Americans that Biden got rid of the option

That really sucks

Yeah I know, change.org isn’t great but what other options do we have?