jkmooney

Maybe he’ll be staying there? They could call it “Mar-a-Uh-Ohh”?

I believe LMDE includes the proprietary stuff you might need and, as others have said, Debian 12 is starting to as well.

For a new user who just wants a good OS to start with, Pop_OS is a fine choice. A little surprised you had trouble with Mint identifying your WiFi card but, I see others have posted on it. Mint is typically my go-to recommendation for new Linux users.

Maybe he hasn’t found his face yet? , or all of his donors?

…although, to be fair, a lot of distro’s just kinda sort it out for you.

The thing is, there’s “iwd” and “wpa_supplicant”. You use either one or the other, but not both. Sources like the Gentoo handbook will tell you that but, not all Wiki’s do as good a job of pointing that out <…looking directly at you Arch…>.

…That’s OK dad…I think you misunderstood too. I was just trying to learn more about this cool game on Steam…
https://steamdb.info/app/1274450/info/

No, son…ya got it all wrong! I was wanted to repaint the stucco walls in the basement and wanted to be sure the latex paint would work…that’s why I Googled “Latex Bondage”…

I looked at LBRY for a while, but it kinda looked like the “trashy tabloid” section of the internet.

Palia is brand new (still in open Beta) It’s more focused on low-key crafting/farming and community, but opportunities to socialize are there.
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Guild Wars 2 is my favorite “no subscription required” MMORPG that could work for you (but you have that one).
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ESO Online is my favorite “subscription” MMO and I’ve met people there.
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FFXIV is decent for socializing but, the hard-core gamers can stress you out. Works best if you join a low key guild that doesn’t want to speed-run all the duties and crap on you for not being as good as they are.
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General rule for MMORPGs in general is, find a guild you like and hang with them.

I just blame it on being a rolling release ;)

Of course not. You know that, I know that, everyone reading this knows that, you are just being a troll. Stop, or get blocked.

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Yea, I get it, some will disagree but, in the end, I’m a bigger fan of “call out culture” than “cancel culture”. The former gives the person a chance to course-correct.

I don’t know, this person has done a lot of decent things in his life. I’m not inclined to judge him by his worst decision.

Have to agree. They had a great start by enhancing Debian and being user friendly but, then they just kind of lost their way.

Although, speaking as a fan of Mint who used it as my “daily driver” for years, I think the time has come for them to switch from Ubuntu to Debian and embrace Wayland. I know that, if I’d stayed with Mint, I’ve have gone to LMDE by now.

…and Cable TV didn’t eliminate commercials…and ATMs didn’t reduce banking costs resulting in higher interest on savings…etc…

You can’t. Furthermore, the consequences of “people pleasing” and “conflict avoidance” can do far more damage than the occasional bad rep. In fact, if you’re consistent about setting and enforcing reasonable boundaries, you’ll ultimately gain more respect in the long run.

I’ve been trying running a VPN on my phone as a matter of course lately (Proton). I’m assuming it not only keeps your ISP from knowing where you’re going but, more importantly, advertisers and trackers as well.
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…or do I have that last bit wrong?