For me, it’s the combination of its American base, its lack of disk encryption in the installer, the fact that I’ve never managed to get a usable installation, and the fact that Mageia (another Mandriva derivative) and Salix (a Slackware-based distro with a similar UX) are objectively better.
If you are happy with PCLOS, however, godspeed.
I used to run it on my Raspberry Pi 5 without complaint.
Some stuff did take a while to compile, but the trick is to do other things — like make some tea, go for a walk, or watch TV — instead of staring at the terminal the whole time (I am 100% serious; this is not sarcasm).
Idk, autism?
I want to like NixOS. I love the idea of declarative system configuration, but I always found NixOS quite easy to break. It also didn’t seem to like Eduroam much.
Well, I began in 2019, but I distrohopped a lot.
Here’s mine:
The beginning‽ They’ve been up to shit like this for years!
Here it is in greentext form:
>"error on line 42"
>look inside
>no code on line 42
mfw python throws errors about other peoples code
That happens all the time with Python. It often shows me errors in the imported modules, which are easily confused with my own code if I’m tired and don’t read the message properly.
The chances are low, yes, but the potential consequences could make life not worth living.
The classic analogy is the jar of 100 sweets. If I offered you a sweet from a jar of 100, and warned you that one of the sweets in the jar was laced with strychnine, would you take one?
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A VPN alone will not do that. It will make it more difficult, as your location and IP address will be changing, but there are still methods.
Cookies, for one thing, are the main way in which you are tracked. In fact, most cookies exist solely for tracking. The solution: clear your cookies regularly, and use private mode when possible.
Browser fingerprinting can also be used. This method takes into account your user agent, screen resolution, installed extensions, hardware info, and also whether or not you have Do Not Track enabled (this had good intentions, but is counter-productive nowadays and should be disabled), and uses this data to single you out among other users. The solution: use a fingerprinting-resistant browser — such as Mullvad, Tor, Cromite, or Brave — never make your browser fullscreen, and don’t install any extensions that change the behaviour of a website (uBlock Origin and NoScript are exceptions). If you use Tor, do not sign into anything and try to use onion services when possible. If it’s not too inconvenient, also disable JavaScript.
However, you can still be tracked by certain services, regardless of your protections. The solution: Stop using data-hungry services — such as those run by Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc. — and replace them with privacy-respecting alternatives.
Also be mindful of OS-level tracking. In a nutshell, don’t use Windows (Linux ftw) and avoid Android. If you have a compatible device, consider using GrapheneOS or LineageOS. Otherwise, it’s often possible to block OS-level trackers with an ad-blocking DNS, such as NextDNS.
Here are some further resources:
Even better!
Torrent is fully decentralised and therefore accessible in practically all jurisdictions, regardless of the server status. In many cases, I have also found Torrents to be considerably faster than direct downloads — however, your mileage may vary.
Sigmund’s mom has got it going on
She’s all I want and I’ve waited for so long
Sigmund, can’t you see? You’re just not the shrink for me
I know it might be wrong, but I’m in love with Sigmund’s mom
Older hardware. I read somewhere it’s lighter than Btrfs or XFS, and marginally faster than Ext4. Probably not my smartest move, in hindsight, but the system does fly.
(Oceania in this case being the USA’s domain, not China’s. When Nineteen Eighty-Four was written, the area consisting of Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, etc. was more commonly known as Australasia).
Oceania, Eurasia, and East Asia.
GuixSD wasn’t an option on Tiermaker, but I have used it. I personally found it hardier than NixOS, but the libre-only package selection was quite restrictive and the lack of the non-free
iwlwifidriver prevented me from installing it on any of my boxes other than my 2007 MacBook. I know this is the point, but it’s still annoying.Like 9front and Haiku, I hope to daily-drive it someday; but at the moment it is sadly quite unsuitable for my hardware, workflow, and use-case.