Sorry for late reply
For about 4 hours i beleive. Though it used to be longer as i have had it for over a year and the battery not like it used to be.
Kde is the default desktop eviornment.
It helps that its a non systemd init system so it doesnt pull as much resources on the backend since systemwide is controlled via scripts.
If i were to run a lighter one such as xfce, qtile or dwm it would run longer(varies on configuration though)
Windows -> macos -> pop os -> debian -> fedora ↓ Now
Ive watched it before. From what i remember it was a decent watch, and i agree with others it has its good moments overall towards the first part, however not as impactful storywise towards the end. Mind you its been a while ago since i watched both, the one thing that stuck to me was the music used, i defintley love the openings as it was ClariS music running on it. That i didnt forget, if you see the video you see why, cause you start to ask questions about the story.
Most desktop enviornments work with most distros. There will be a selection of linux users that say it doesnt matter because though its true you can make any distro look like each other. The navigations can change depending on the distro you use. I agree with most of the comments here, since you are starting out, mint is a solid choice. You get the backings of ubuntu, + its very user frienldy. A gui for packages/drivers and good sweep of software for daily usage. Im using it now since my arc 380 gpu is supported on it to use as the host for my virtual machines. ( i virtualize other distros/BSD and windows [for those pesky windows only games/programs])
I concure, i had pop os with virtual machines for windows via kvm/qemu. Total noob but i got it to work somehow. Anyway several games i couldnt play due to anti cheat, i had destiny 2 on my steam account that i cant play do to this problem as i risk my account being banned just for having linux. Eventually after some tinkering i broke my pop os(wanted to use lightdm and lighter desktop enviornment to save ram/cpu).
Only use windows vm for non linux friendly titles i have already paid for. Everything else will be via linux vm for gaming. Since vm is my goto i like keeping my host computer minimum. Also i prefer hdmi audio for my vms as my switch box has an toslink(fiber optic) audio out. Keeps the audio part super easy to add using astros or equivilant gear that have optical support.
When i was still really noob to onward i have jumped from ubuntu, pop os, fedora, linux mint, debian, manjaro, artix, slackware.
I go back between distros from time to time but for a noob and support with out the box experience.
Linux mint is the choice to go, out the box:
removed ubuntu snaps(snaps seem way too bloated for me)
nvidia drivers are easy to install via gui
docs are simple and easy to follow, i had jumped up 2 versions in an old thinkpad w/ nvidia quite easily.
it does have display refresh rate changes.
since its based off ubuntu it does have support for games as well.
really user friendly
Stuff most linux distros have
tinkering out the box, only a select few remove that to have the distro set to read only for user or are heavily integrated to work a certain way where tinkering is a pain.
programming-you can setup it however you like for programming, via ide or through text editor such as vim/neovim etc
vpn remote access for media- its supported in most if not all distros as well.
One thing i want to know is what your computer specs are, since wether a stable distro such as mint or rollin release such as an arch based will depend on your hardware.
Ive tried magic earth while traveling. Though the ui is nice compared to osmand, i agree that there are extra steps. Sometimes i had to input the address of the place i found to an address to coordinate converter to plug that into Magic earth. I get the auto update maybe to save resources while using the app or prevent the app from rebooting/refreshing map after update.
Thanks for the info.
How long have you had it? Have any cracks devoloped as time has passed with the keyboard case?
Sounds good,
I have a pinephone pro, while you can use use it touch. I recommend either the keyboard case(since it has a battery) or having a portable bluetooth keyboard of some sort. If configurartion is needed and there are issues with the onscreen keyboard(happens when i use certain apps like bitwarden) the keyboard helps ease that issue.
I still use stock manjaro plasma but if i jump i might go to sway/plasma arch/sway postmarket still checking put options though. I know i need waydroid to work so ill see what the doc support is on both.
Main desktop is fedora workstation due to the intel a380 and to get my gpu runnin out the box.
Pinebook pro has manjaro will be going slackware once i order the nvme adapter to install it there.
Old lenovo computer - testing and learning netbsd on it.
Overall im hoping to get good enough to just have slackware for linux and any of the 3 main BSDs on other devices.
Def still active and sbopkg with sbotools as the main gui to take care of your dependency needs.
Lol i cracked up when i saw that too. Slackware user myself. Though i do dabble in mint, arch, artix and netbsd