This is what I use. I don’t remember what does what, bit I wouldn’t enjoy Gnome as much without them.

Wow this looks really nice!

I’ve tried KDE and Cosmic, but Gnome+extensions is my favorite DE by far. It’s 99% of the time perfect😅

Yeah I guess something like NixOS might be the solution for me, even if it apparently comes with a steep learning curve…

But it would not really answer my need to discover new distros and DEs while saving my settings in case I wanna go back to my old distros and.

Could you tell me what’s supposed to be in /home and what’s supposed to be in /etc ?

What do you do when you install a new install? You replace the installed version of these with your old version?

But would this include how my dock is configured, what extensions I’m using, what programs are installed and things like this?

But would backing up user data really make me able to install the same distro on a new computer without having to set up anything?

I don’t know if it’s useful, but they are all running distros with only default settings changed and program installed.

The only modification I’ve done is installing some broadcom drivers for the MacBook. The rest is quite stock/vanilla except extensions and workflow tweaking.

He also mentionned that their warranty is pretty short.

I understood the message like he was complaining that everything is falling down just after warranty, which is not what you would expect from Framework.

sudo apt install broadcom-sta-dkms worked so huge thanks!

Now I just have to see if I can also get solutions for the minor annoyances listed at the end of my post.

But did you also have conflicts between the wifi and the bluetooth?

Both work perfectly when the other one doesn’t.

So for now I’m prioritizing the wifi and giving up on the Bluetooth mouse, but I don’t really enjoy using a trackpad.

And also I didn’t have that problem on Fedora Workstation but only in Pop_OS!

I’ve never tried Cachy OS or played fifa lately, but I always test every possible situation before inviting people in front of one of my computers.

That way, they only see a curated and tested version of the Linux world.

But it’s not like I’ve converted anyone😅

Well then I’ll have to try it one day and report about the experience.

I’ve never tried it, even if I know people are using it.

Still it’s not an easy solution like the one people are using when upgrading from an old to a new iPhone.

I know Linux doesn’t have Apple behind, but it’s better than Windows/Mac in every other way, so why not try to improve this?

Yes because Linux encourages you to make it your OS by customizing it, but it’s not easy as it should to create a backup of all that work so that you can easily deploy it on another computer.

I know that Clonezilla works in some situations or that NixOS coulb be a solution, but it’s not should be easier.

Not really an app, but a way to easily display HEIC pictures, even in preview mode like with Gnome Sushi.

I thought I’d never have to care about X11 or Wayland if I was a typical user. I thought it was just a debate for really passionate Linux user.

I turned out to be false since the reason I had bad playback on my HTPC, was the fact that Wayland was preventing the refresh rate of my TV to be adjusted to the content.

Switching to a distro using X11 solved the issue and apparently Wayland doesn’t plan on changing anything about this issue.

I think you should really try another distribution.

I had had long unsolvable problems with my daily driver and my HTPC.

I had a problem while updating from Fedora Workstation 43 to 44, so I went with Fedora Siverblue. That solved a problem I had had for years where my Surface Go would be slow for no reason when hooked to a big screen.

I had a problem on PopOS where my HTPC wasn’t able to adjust the framerate of my TV. Switching to LibreELEC solved every issue.

All of this just to say, that sometimes you can solve an issue by switching distribution even if it wasn’t your main goal.

Gosh, thanks it worked! I already had the application, but the Fedora version (also a Flatpak) instead of the Flathub one.

It even worked in PopOS. Just installing this image viewer instead of the system one, allowed me to open HEIC pictures in the file explorer and in Kodi.

Now the only thing I can’t do is change the default image viewer. Even uninstalling the system one doesn’t allow me to do it, but I guess it’s because Cosmic is clearly “work in progress”. Huge thanks!

I run Fedora Workstation on a 2012 MacBook Pro and enabling rpm fusion to get the Broadcom drivers was enough.

I had to repeat the operation once or twice in 3-4 years but otherwise it’s been smooth sailing.

I haven’t tried sleep mode though as I always turn off the computer.

I fully agree!

As much as I want to support Linux/repairability friendly companies, I want to avoid creating e-waste even more.

That’s why, for my administrative uses, I might never buy a new PC again but only get Linux friendly used ones.

As for gaming, I’ll still probably get a Steam Machine on top of my Steam Deck (got it used) as you need something more powerful and can’t just get something from 2012 if you want to be able to play recent games.