...and it's great until something doesn't work and I run smack into the cliff of the learning curve. I think Windows is ahead on user interface at the technical level, sadly.

Unfortunately from time to time that cliff jumps out in front of you again and you'll have to do a little research to find the newest answers. I found with the latest upgrade some functions in a library I use were removed or updated breaking my application. It's not actually a Linux problem, but something I failed to keep on top of.
I will give Windows credit for making everything seamless and super easy to manage with the exception of the current intrusive behaviors.

 

.....a little research....

!

 

!

yeah ... that's why I haven't made the leap of faith yet ... it's not only about learning a new OS, but keeping up with it too

 

yeah ... that's why I haven't made the leap of faith yet ... it's not only about learning a new OS, but keeping up with it too

Just install Ubuntu. Yeah, snaps suck, but it just works, and help is everywhere.

 

... learning a new OS, but keeping up with it too

AND trying to maintain productivity. That's what drives me back to familiar territory.

 

I've just realized I'm the apex of a love triangle

 

The future is now.
https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/2/8/418

I have more than three dozen pull requests for when the merge window
opens tomorrow - thank you to all the early maintainers. And as people
have mostly figured out, I'm getting to the point where I'm being
confused by large numbers (almost running out of fingers and toes
again), so the next kernel is going to be called 7.0.

Linux 7 will be a classic.

 

Linux 7 will be a classic.

Only a few years behind Windows!

 

I just want to post this video here because.

 

I disagree about his comments re malware.

 

Testing Linux 7 rc1 on the spare HP server running Trixie.

 

Testing Linux 7 rc1 on the spare HP server running Trixie.
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I'm liking Debian 13. It's my main desktop driver now.

Mostly, I'm no longer tied to Snaps. It feels like a ton of cruft has been removed from the system.

The only downside is that Gnome under Debian is a blank slate. Extensions must be installed and configured to make it useful. This is fatal for Windows migrants.

Any thoughts?

 

A viable alternative to Win 12:

 

A bullet dodged.

 

I'm liking Debian 13. It's my main desktop driver now.

Mostly, I'm no longer tied to Snaps. It feels like a ton of cruft has been removed from the system.

The only downside is that Gnome under Debian is a blank slate. Extensions must be installed and configured to make it useful. This is fatal for Windows migrants.

Any thoughts?

I don't use fancy window managers so I can't help you there. ICEWM with a W95 theme is my defacto desktop. I have no fancy extensions or desktop bling, no icons on the desktop, its 99% command line here.
https://ice-wm.org/
https://ice-wm.org/screenshots/

 

A bullet dodged.

Sure, but it's old news.
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/privacy-lost.131989/post-1900075

People are looking, closely.

 

Sure, but it's old news.
https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/privacy-lost.131989/post-1900075

I know. The video is new. And detailed. And entertaining.

 

I know. The video is new. And detailed. And entertaining.

Almost two years ago, the issues today are much more nuanced. Social engineering, as usual, is the initial crack vector.

https://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/threads/privacy-lost.131989/post-1900614

True but this was more about social engineering than software engineering. A target with access was selected (by personality traits and personal messages consistent with specific vulnerabilities used in the past) that had a high likelihood of being manipulated into giving the attacker access. It was well planned and executed but the actual software hack had a fatal flaw of detectability because of timing and memory corruption issues. We got lucky that the only ones affected were those running a rolling release, bleeding-edge versions of software like I do to test things before they are installed on a 'stable' production system. There is currently a search for others because most don't believe this is a isolated incident.

 

Almost two years ago, the issues today are much more nuanced. Social engineering, as usual, is the initial crack vector.

Yes. The video makes that clear.

 

Yes. The video makes that clear.

It's a little over the top but typical to get clicks to say, The Internet Was Weeks Away From Disaster, but it's a good video, worth watching for those that want a feel for what's happening today.