How to backup their home directory, even if it is a basic method like mounting an external drive and drag and dropping files.

Ironically the easiest way to play Fallout 3 these days is on Linux via Proton where it works perfectly.

As someone currently deep into Nix (even contributed to nixpkgs), I’m currently in the process of migrating away and am planning on just running good old Debian stable with docker compose for my home server. I wouldn’t waste your time learning Nix, it isn’t a transferable skill and totally locks you into the ecosystem.

Arch on the desktop, Debian on the server is the way to go. Both solid, community (non-corporate) distros that fit each use case.

Yes, if anything it seems easier to handle on linux. Just bake golden images that already have a static list of required packages.

I’m a little surprised that they are planning on testing downstream distros like bazzite. It would make more sense to just stick to the biggest upstream distros like Arch/Debian/Fedora for benchmark purposes in my opinion.

Integrated brightness control for multiple monitors is awesome!