You might have answered the OP question, and a long standing mine as well. Gonna check this up on my setup

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Font_configuration#Disable_bitmap_fonts
Check out this section. You can enable the fonts you want to have bitmap enabled

https://www.alpinelinux.org/about/ Check out Alpine. Might just be enough for what you want

Could have been disabled by the vendor. My partner has an Acer with the same issue.

I agree.
If you’re going with USB maybe check this list (it’s from 2021, which should serve very well) https://www.fosslinux.com/46681/linux-compatible-wireless-network-adapters.htm

I agree. I think OP should try another shell first. That will impulse the use of the terminal. I’m using alacritty because it stuck and the updates are minuscule, but I’ve recently moved to fish and have it on desktop and server.

https://konstakang.com/devices/rpi4/LineageOS20-ATV/

Maybe this might be something to consider

Fedora KDE would be my suggestion

Have you tried enabling the FtInTitle Plugin? https://beets.readthedocs.io/en/stable/plugins/ftintitle.html

I think you’re referring to the “file picker” window. i think qBittorrent is using Dolphin as the file picker and as everyone else commented already you can get the same behavior if you use the “Details” view. Go the settings on Dolphin and tick the Expandable option

Alternatively, you can add the Folder panel (F7) and have the same functionality while having a “Compact” or “Icons” for the files

https://devforum.roblox.com/t/the-ultimate-guide-on-how-to-play-roblox-on-linux/3171920

It seems that there are unofficial ports. OP could test it out before.

I think for OP it would be better off with a Framework laptop. It makes more sense in the long run.
Linux on ARM is great for SBC servers but not so good on the graphics stack. As @Vittelius@feddit.org pointed out Snapdragon SOCs are still lackluster. I’m sure Framework will have ARM in their lineup in the future (there’s already a RISC-V mainboard) while support for these CPUs keep improving.
On the other hand, i recently bought a 6 years old lenovo, installed Fedora KDE and it all just works, more importantly for me power management is no longer an issue. It will never be on the level of the newest Apple silicon though.

My first was Ubuntu in the early 2000s, I think CDs were being distributed by the IT department in one of the faculties, then SUSE but Linux didn’t stick with me at the time. In 2018 I installed Manjaro which helped me make the switch to arch. I’ve also got Debian on a server and fedora on a laptop

You’re right. My bad. I mixed up the news.

Gitlab will be down for a week (or more) due to server migration operates under a freemium model. GitHub is having weird Microsoft money making issues. Codeberg is the “non corporate” alternative and I see it being mentioned more and more.

I get you. It’s a question of finding the one app that works for your workflow. sometimes it takes years to find it

I mentioned Scribus but I never worked with it. I did use MS Publisher and InDesign because mixing images and text in a document editor was a pain. I used it for creating “collages”.

How about something like a page editor? You can create a page with various elements, and manipulate them. Have a look at Scribus (for Linux) or other apps similar to Adobe Indesign.

Yes. I don’t fear updates anymore but then i install everything, AUR, flapjacks, several DE’s and break the system. I’ve come to realize that I like tinkering since DOS, I’ve accepted it and I shall be installing arch again this weekend

This actually looks cool with several robots being supported