You're not wrong, but this still isn't one.

Err… no?

As far as I can tell, "hyperpolic" is a typo, and you meant "hyperbolic", which kinda fits, but it would be "contains a hyperbolic statement," rather than "contains hyperbole." It would be less clear, though, since "hyperbolic" can refer to either "hyperbole" or "hyperbola".

Meanwhile hyperbole refers only to a figure of speech and not potentially an open curve with two branches.

…

Sorry, did I ruin your joke? I ruined your joke didn't I. Man, I just can't stop myself from being a pedantic jackass…

Well, it doesn't really, except that you mentioned the US trade ban, which brings the reason for the US trade ban into the topic at least tangentially.

"Oh no, someone pointed out I'm a dick in a public forum! I'll mock him because that's that's dicks do!"

Sad dude. Just be less of a dick.

I don't think anyone was suggesting NixOS, just the Nix package manager and repository, which will work on any distro. There's still a bit of a learning curve, but it's not as steep.

I mean, not ban, but certainly restrict.

Yes. That's exactly what his definition means.

I can kinda appreciate what he's trying to say, but I think "default" might be a better word than "native", but I'm not an expert.

Whether they're online or not, if they're preloaded with crapware they're preloaded with crapware, and they're still technically "smart". If you're trying to avoid dealing with those smart UIs, then they're still a problem.

Honestly I promise you're better off using a better organization system than dump it on the desktop... But I can totally solve that problem for you!

It's a little tough to explain, but what you're looking for is a different Desktop Environment. Fedora Workstation uses Gnome, which doesn't do desktop icons by default. I love it, but it's not for everyone.

Fortunately, this is Linux so you have a choice!

If you want to stick with Fedora, use the KDE or Cinnamon spin. Check the Fedora Spins page:

https://fedoraproject.org/spins/

KDE is super customizable and modern, with lots of fun stuff you can do with the desktop, while Cinnamon is a bit less flexible but more familiar for folks coming from Windows. Either way, you can clutter up your desktop to your heart's content 😁.

Either way, it's still Fedora underneath.

If you really want to try something not Fedora, then you could go Linux Mint if you like the way Cinnamon looks; they invented that Desktop Environment, and make what might be the most beginner friendly Linux Distro:

https://linuxmint.com/

If you'd rather KDE and want something. other than Fedora, then I can suggest KDE Neon. It's actually handled by the KDE project itself:

https://neon.kde.org/

Hope that helps, and if you have any more questions, I'll help if I can.

There are more useful hobbies than gaming, I guess. But you mentioned a novel. Novels are fiction and therefore reading them is a waste of time. By your standard, as established here, by you.

Enjoyment is a perfectly good reason to do a thing.

And nobody's advocating for Facebook here, so that horse manure is 100% beside the point.

Edit: I suck at proofreading

If I were going to do snapless Ubuntu, I'd probably just install Mint. It seems a lot easier.

Of course, since I use Fedora I don't have to worry about any of that nonsense. I gave up on Ubuntu years ago.

I don't mean to be a jerk, but this has nothing to do with what OP asked. You're talking about all immutable systems, and OP isn't asking about those.

Also, I feel like I need to defend OoenSuse here a little. Their KDE support on Tumbleweed is excellent, and has a long track record of being good. The brand-new OpenSuse Kalpa - the Plasma desktop they're building from MicroOS - is a brand new project that's in beta.

Kinoite is great, I'm sure. But it's not what this thread is about.