in ♥️ with linux

Now that I'm four months into my one-year “Don't Distrohop” Debian challenge, I can say that it continues to prove (to me) that choosing “stable” was the right decision. Basically, though, this applies to every LTS version. Instead of constantly chasing after the latest version (as in a rolling release) and putting my energy into updates and “pimping” the UI, I’d rather learn how to use the “old” version properly.

still stable with a bit of frankendebian

Debian stable, combined with backports and Flatpak, is still enough for me.

I’ve only broken the golden rule that stable and testing must never be mixed (FrankenDebian) for one package: framework-tool

This tool is handy for managing my frame.work 12 from the terminal... the charging limit and stuff like that.

But apt configuration does allow you to set the priority of the sources, so only this one package is installed from the testing repository.

more and more love for GNOME

Even after four months, it’s clear to me that there’s no better desktop environment than GNOME.

Sometimes I feel like the system was built just for me. Sure, there are one or two things I’ve tweaked, but basically, the system is perfect.

The only thing is, it would be nice if GTK3 and GTK4 were a bit more consistent… but it’s fine as it is.

understanding systemd (a bit)

I understand systemd more and more. Whether it's creating services or reading logs. I don't know where the hate comes from. I find it quite practical.