Thank you for doing the science for us. That was entertaining

Don’t we already have this all of our file browsers and archive browsers?

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I’m looking to buy a (most likely) RTL based USB DVB-T2 receiver. Got an old antenna on the roof I haven’t used in a while.

Yay! Finally a new LTS!

Okay, I’ve been seeing quite a lot of articles regarding internet TV. Can I get one for setting up local TV with a USB tuner using my old rooftop antenna instead?

Also not a distro.

I got Linux Lite, which I’ve tried in the past.

Debian or Linux Mint

Arch would actually stand a chance.

Slightly off-topic, but that is some interesting blogging platform.

The thing is, they’re one of the biggest banks in the eastern hemisphere.

Is this real?

Damn, I’d definitely use that wallpaper!

Snapshots are subvolumes.

Is it really open source if it depends on proprietary service?

You might still have bluetooth to fix…

You’re saying it like they have a choice.

Besides, stuff like this should not be constrained by the boundaries of nationalities.

They would never!

Perhaps if you’re just trying out and experimenting, you shouldn’t use your main system. Try it in a VM, or even better, a spare computer. Then whatever stuff that you like, you trickle down to your main system.

In the case of DEs, I don’t like having multiple ones in my system, but only because I like my systen lean. So if I want to try out a DE, I’d just set it up on a test system, usually from scratch.

So far, I’m liking KDE the most, but for something more lightweight, I’d go with XFCE or MATE.

To answer your original question: Theoretically, it could affect your security as each piece of software could have vulnerabilities. In practice, however, it’s negligible, and if there’s anything major, it would usually get addressed quickly.

Last but not least: When you’re just starting out, you wouldn’t want to be focusing too much on security. Following the general guidelines should suffice for most case. Just focus first on getting all the functionalities you need. Security usually means restricting access, including to yourself, that means doing it too much could make things not function properly. Securing things prematurely (i.e. before you get things working) could only frustrate you, speaking from experience.

I’m definitely all for Ukraine winning, but this is bullshit, basically the red scare all over again (but for tech).