donvict ain’t done yet, either. i think the damage and legacy he leaves behind, leaking out that giant diaper, will be the worst of the bunch.

if xfce is what you want, try a custom install (using dvd1) and just pick xfce instead of the gnome default during tasksel. you will get a few desktop applications like libreoffice and firefox esr, but those are easily removed if you don’t want or want to replace them. using dvd1 as my install source, wired and wireless drivers were set up during install, were available during install, and were ready to go on first boot to xfce (on an am3 pavilion desktop test system).

ballmer retired from microsoft over ten years ago.

i tried checking at walmart, but they haven’t carried it since the early 1970s

timeshift should be available.
https://support.system76.com/articles/switch-from-macos-to-popos/#system-backups

kde is, too.
https://support.system76.com/articles/desktop-environment/#kde-plasma

that is the white portion of the diagram.

you opt out of all, they send crap a year later–presumably without you conducting other business with them in the meantime, correct? hell yea, that’s spam.

this is the way. easy. no install. no extra steps. update when you want.

or you can add the ppa that’s listed in the yt-dlp install instructions (scroll down to third-party package managers > apt) and use apt to install it like any other package.

i’ve been down that road before. three part time jobs means no benefits and no employer-sponsored health coverage. it’s also extremely difficult to schedule multiple part time jobs so they don’t conflict with each other while still giving you something resembling ‘weekend’ off.

the boeing 686™ series processors, new from intel.

user friendly ‘self installs’ in many places…

biden stammers twice, but otherwise is impeccable.

cnn lobs nothing but softballs to the orange one. still screws 'em up, goes off on tangents, spouts nothing but lies, rages about everything. declared the ‘winner’.