X11 can be easily forwarded over ssh. You do need to have at least the application you want to forward installed on RPI, possibly X11 as well. You also need a X11 server on the other side.
Build a live boot USB for windows: https://monovm.com/blog/how-to-create-a-windows-live-usb/
Decent instructions but you need windows to follow them.
I'm on the Other category, both for home and work. I use Tumbleweed in both.
I'm in the EU and that section in the settings isn't even there. I guess they aren't doing it here, for now at least. Probably due to GDPR.
I use that myself though haven't sent a sms/mms in like > 10 years. Anyhow FOSS > stock spyware any day. The fossify project has many other useful tools as well.
For a gui to qemu use Virt-manager or gnome boxes.
You should also play the Knife of Dunwald and Brigmore Witches DLCs.
systemd also waits 2 minutes for a network connection which already exists but it can’t see it because systemd doesn’t do the networking
Any way to speed this up? On my system in every boot it waits for network for 30s.
Basically anything above assembly is a high level language. The article is not about making everything from scratch. It's about thinking about what you're doing and not just being lazy.
Wayland has at least one deal breaker for me. It doesn't remember where my windows were at logout when saving the session. I have six virtual desktops and have specific windows in certain desktops. Putting everything back where they belong after each login, no thank you. Until they add that I'll stick to X11.