XFce makes them snappy like when they where purchased back in the days?

At this point you could have moved them to Mint LMDE, which has GUI tools to to pretty much anything, and it is essentially Debian with Cinnamon and some extra tools built by the Mint team

Thank you!

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

Why?

That is the way

And then you have NomadBSD if you need an OS in a usb stick :)

Debian server… maybe

Gold

Why? What is the benefit?

Thank you!

You made me chuckle :) True, if coming from macOS, Gnome can be familiar enough but the defaults are terrible. Even those used to Macs need to install/enable the basics like maximise/minimise buttons etc. I don’t understand why even a Gnome centric distro like Fedora doesn’t come with Gnome Tweaks installed by default… Let alone the fact that usually the average user will also install a bunch of extensions. That is why Ubuntu is arguably the one doing the better job out of the box: their Gnome is actually useful from the get go.

Yeah that is objectively sweet

Can’t you pick it up from Synaptic?

lol yes

Is the problem of outdated packages still a thing now that you can get them all via Flatpacks?

Concerning the kernel, again, can you always benefit from the latest one? Personally I am starting to appreciate not having to constantly update the OS while at the same time enjoying the latest software. Concerning apt packages, those in the Debian repo will just work like clockwork

Meaning that your distro of choosing comes with most of the stuff bundled in…?

Omnivore. Telegram messages. Obsidian

You can pay a lifetime licence for 10$ https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/adguard-pro-adblock/id1126386264?l=en-GB

Yes, I also had a positive experience with Ubuntu on a 2012 MacBook Air :)