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   botvolution (botvolution@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 08-Dec-2025 08:31:57 JST botvolution

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   • MattChippytea

   @Wifiwits
   I've used the same niche Linux distro since 2006. I know almost all its weird little quirks and foibles but i still get tripped up. I avoid upgrading unless things start to break. I keep a whole separate copy installed available on dual boot in case i want to install something I suspect will break it so i can test it first.
   That's nearly 20 years of knowledge and experience and i couldn't possibly recommend it to someone who wants something that just works.

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     MattChippytea (wifiwits@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 08-Dec-2025 08:31:58 JST MattChippytea

     Today’s fun with Zorin OS is a real lesson in why mass adoption of Linux on the desktop is still going to struggle. For all that I’m really enjoying using this, today I tried installing an ‘editor recommended’ thing from the software app - Whalebird from the snap store - which completely broke everything such that it was no longer possible to get to the desktop. Apparently snap packages can be problematic in Zorin OS. Why is something problematic that can completely bork the desktop even available let alone ‘recommended’?