Are you suggesting we should let the line go up more slowly so we can still have a business in a few years? That’s heresy!

There’s probably some lightweight Linux distro you can get to run on it. It could be used for some edge computing, like Pihole.

Mint is still a great choice if just for the ease of installation. I agree they’re lagging behind a bit in the transition to Wayland but for most users that’s not really a big issue. Mint also has one of the largest communities so getting support will be easier. To me Mint is still an excellent choice for getting started with Linux. I’ve been using it for years and I see no reason whatsoever to switch.

Thanks.

I have no idea what any of those things are. Which is not to say, you shouldn’t post this here, but a bit of context would be nice.

Not a fan of the paper roll but apart from that it looks great. If they ever sell this at a reasonable price, I’m buying one.

That’s terrible advice if retaining control of your data is in any way a priority.

Switching to renewables makes a lot of sense from an economic and ecologic point of view but also geostrategically. Unfortunately, Western governments have pretty much lost the ability to act on those considerations. This is due to then being beholden to a few billionaires who would rather see civilisation as we know it end than accept a few percentage points revenue drop for a couple of quarters.

If you know some Python, I’d look at Flask. It might be overkill for a static site but it’ll leave the door open for future expansion. If your goal is minimal effort, this is probably not the way to go.

I didn’t say they’ll succeed. And it’ll only apply to private users, of course.

They’ll try to make Linux illegal soon.

Planned obsolescence is very real and one of the reasons we can’t have nice things.

I once had an LG washing machine that broke after less than five years. Not impressed.

I got a new laptop with Windows 11 at work yesterday. This is the first time I’ve used 11. I must say, it’s not really that bad. Once you cut out all the enshittification, which our IT department does, it’s pretty decent. I would never dream of putting it in any of my own machines, of course.

Mint is the easy and safe choice and works fine for anyone who just wants to use their computer with minimal fuss.

Next step could be installing it in a virtual machine. Dual booting can be a pain in the ass due to Windows not playing nice.

You can absolutely use Mint as a live system.

The machine must keep running!

I’m afraid I’m going to have to deduct one style point for the misalignment of the labels on the mini PCs.

That’s not the point. If you think CNN&Co. are left, I have news for you.