All they have to do is learn, like we did. What’s the big deal?

Hey man, while I do understand your frustration with such a dismissive response as the one you received, IMO it would help you try a little harder to take what’s useful and disregard what is not.

I have things I need to do. If Linux cannot help me do them then in what way is it a widely suitable mass operating system as proponents are constantly claiming instead of merely a hobby tool that can do a very limited range of things.

That holds true for absolutely every operating system. There’s just a lot that I wouldn’t be able to do if I went back to Windows or if I moved to MacOS, and those are the 2 most mainstream desktop operating systems “widely used by the masses”. That alone invalidates your comment (no animosity here, just being direct and blunt).

For my ask about Notepad++ I’m looking for features I use commonly. If a text editor doesn’t have them all I might be able to get along but this is trimmed down list. Fact is I don’t like the idea of having to have a dozen different pieces of software when I used to be able to use just one. Who would?

When I used windows, Notepad++ was my favorite text editor. I found it to be frictionless and intuitive like nothing else out there short of a full IDE. I get your resistance to move away from it and wishing to find something closely resembling your work flow with it. Unfortunately, while you will be able to find replacements in Linux that will far outdo anything you’re able to currently do with Notepad++ easily, it’s unlikely that you will find an alternative that allows you to retain such workflow. Having said that, here’s a good place to start with a simple list: https://itsfoss.com/notepad-alternatives-for-linux/

I’ve searched extensively for replacements for many of my programs and these are about the last of the hold-outs. Don’t want to give advice based on personal experience? Then don’t. Want to tell me that Linux can’t do these things for me? Then do so in a straight-forward manner.

Again, I understand your frustration, it sucks to be asking for suggestions from what is supposed to be a friendly community (which it is for the most part) and get dismissed like that, but understand that this is not unlike any other group of people. There’s all types here, you get to choose how you react to those, and even IF you want to react at all. As for “can’t do”, at least for me, I still have to see that thing I haven’t been able to do in Linux, even if some require some extensive workarounds.

For the rest of your comment, some of the other guys have already provided pretty spot on solutions, and I can’t stress enough the suggestion to run a VM or install on some older hardware before you decide if you want to try the road or just go back (remain?) to Windows.

The work flow is completely different from Windows, but I for one didn’t really go through any pains once I chose to make the move and never look back. The feeling of owning my computer was never there until I did that, which may have something to do with how biased I am with Linux being the best desktop choice in existence.

Everyone’s experience is different, and I hope you give it a shot, and don’t let little things like individuals lead you astray from what you want to achieve.

Wao, I haven’t heard of wubi for about 12 years. Is that still a thing?

Ah, that being the case, you’re also somewhat wrong. For the most part, Fedora actually uses a bit more RAM and resources than Ubuntu.

Thanks for giving me a shot at a woke moment now

That was racist. There is nothing wrong with worshiping Olympian gods. You are a right-wing-conservative-republican-christian-homophobic-misogonistic-white-supremacist-rapper-patriarch.

Lol, I honestly don’t know how woke people manage to find all this crap on any comments, and you just saw me try 🤣🤣🤣

I use Fedora Workstation, and that is not the case at all. I will agree that an Arch based distro will arguably give you much more control over everything, but to compare Fedora to Ubuntu? That’s just silly.

That shit of installing what it wants how it wants is MicroShit behavior.

https://www.sceptre.com/TV/4K-UHD-TV-category1category73.html

This brand sells all non-smart TVs at non-commecial prices.

I usually create 1 LXC and install docker to it to use it as a template for any other LXC in the future. So, docker on a Debian LXC is how I did it. ProxMox in on bare metal though.

Sweet. Never heard of this before. Thanks. I’ll take it for a spin over the weekend.

Are you hosting in ProxMox too?

Because all apps work differently, use different modules and there’s a million different way a dev can code something to do the exact same thing. Without knowing the app, it’s impossible for anyone to give you an informed answer. Even the same app, from girhub vs the play store, is codes different to some level.

Having said that, maybe this could help: https://github.com/jr1221/ntfy_discord_bot

And you just expect us to find out what the app is via crystal ball and cards, right?

You’d do well by looking into the higher-end Fairphone 5.

I’m calling BS.

Yes, I tried Immich but it’s basically a second job, no thanks. Photoprism is very good, but would need something like Syncthing to auto upload. So I ended up going with Libre Photo. It’s nowhere near as powerful as Immich in terms of features, but for my over 500K photos and almost 50K videos, works like a charm in ProxMox with the “UhuruPhotos” Android app.

Ok, now I’m freaking out 😱

Yeah, I think that will end up being the available Streamline.

Great advise. I didn’t think of it that way. Thanks so much, and thanks for providing the link to your blog. It’s always super insightful to be able to gather different points of view.

I agree. But my wife does have a point. From all the feedback, those who want to share can just copy the link and paste it to their platforms, which would be good. The more normies see these in their environment, the higher chance of people starting to care, but I will not add mainstream SNs access directly from my site. Thanks so much guys.