Correct me I'd I'm wrong, but with docker you're limited to the filesyatems and the image of the OS you're installing. If you need to experiment with the pre-OS boot events, can that even be accomplished with docker? E.g., trying out different GRUB settings, setting up LUKS with dropbear etc. I think those things require a VM.
I subscribed to wallabag, but there are so many rough edges I gave up on it after six months. Terrible experience 😕
Do not get the L-models. They're cheap, have crappy build quality and I daresay that thinkpad skimps on the non-obvious parts that will hinder performance - even though the machine looks powerful on paper.
Put your money into a better product instead.
Out of curiousity, how would nohup make your situation different? As I understand, nohup makes it possible to keep terminal applications running even when the terminal session has ended.
Tabby is a nice all-in-one solution, though it will trigger some people with its design choices and it being electron based. I liked it when I had to keep track of different machines with different keys. Albeit it is something that can be achieved with ssh config and a dot file manager.
Hedgedoc is a competent selfhostable alternative. V2.0 is around the corner.
I've always percieved Debian as a more dull & outdated version of ubuntu. Bear in mind, this is only my perception. I like to have the latest and greatest, I like things working out of the box, I like new technologies such as Wayland and I think debian appeals to the "slow, stable and .conf-only" people.
Though I belive that debian ideals are more in line with mine than a company driven distro such as Ubuntu or Fedora.
Right now, it's a tie between Fedora and Ubuntu.
The desktop experience in Fedora is much smoother than ubuntu (faster, and more things work out of the box, like touchpad gestures in Firefox). I've been with ubuntu since... 05.xx release? So it's a bit of fear of changing habit keeping me back. I'm giving ubuntu another shot at 23.10 release and if it dosen't appeal me, I'll change.
But considering that I like the idea of immutable distros, I should learn NixOS. But considering the potential learning curve, I should go with Silverblue or ubuntu core when it's out.
If you like berty, check out briar. Same ideas, however briar is more mature (and uglier).
I had a similar story, except it was RH 5.x. I've been a faithful ubuntu user, but am seriously thinking of hopping to fedora considering how snappy it is (yet still delivering a fiction free experience).
Here's to many more years in Linux 🍻
Don't forget KISS launcher. It's excellent, albeit a little rough around the edges.