Thank you!

Can you still install extensions in GNOME? I hate the defaults

You can install the apk from their website, it cannot be found on the Play store. It can block stuff at the DNS level. If you are on iOS then you can also do that and you can enable the extension for Safari.

I have started with PiHole, then played with AdGuard Home and loved it so much that it replaced my PiH. I kept it until I found Technitium, which can do all of those two can do and more as it can also act as an authoritative DNS. I would not recommend this to those not interested to really play around with DNS.

Long story short, I still have AdGuard on my iPhone but only use it with Safari as the dns filtering has been plagued by a bug and just drains my battery. The disconnect app can do that with little configuration to do. For pure DNS you could also get DNSsecure, I can pass you the link for iOS but it also exists on Android and it is open source :) https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/dnsecure/id1533413232?l=en-GB

This allows you to change the DNS of your phone so it will override Google/Apple or your ISP

That is only if you use it on a phone as it kinda runs like a VPN, right? They can’t do this stuff if you only use their DNS

Why?

Thank you!

Old MacBook Airs make great Linux machines. EBay is a good place to look for them

That is the way

Try therapy

It is not Linux per se lacking support. This is due to those that make apps/games. And, in fairness, to the fact that dev in Linux has been a bit of a mess in the last few years, with all the Wayland & o shananigans

Yeah but the current version is based on Bookworm. In other words a lot of drivers are included on it and it is really plug and play. I have I installed it on a 2012 Air and everything just worked out of the box

I have LDME on an 2012 Air and, oh boy, it is flawless. Works straight out of the box

You should have tried LMDE. That is the best way to get Debian and also ease of install

Perfect is the enemy of good. TrueNAS has been happy and running non stop for 6 months now

Huh actually yes, I have one with TrueNAS on and have created a couple of Zvol connected over USB. It is not like having a big server but it does the job while using little power

Any chromebox can be used for this. You can grab one for cheap from businesses that have decommissioned them

Any thing you miss from Mint Ubuntu edition?

Not sure why are you being downvoted. Brave search is actually pretty good

With all the SEO garbage, are G**gle results still relevant? I haven’t used it in years for anything serious.

Bingo