Yep. Bear in mind that if you rsync to a remote computer, it will encrypt the traffic and it will be slow, encryption can be disabled but I don’t remember how right now.

Rsyncing to a local drive should be faster. With -P you can resume partial file transfers, should it be interrupted.

Empty the trash folder and delete cache, it will save you a lot of time and disk space.

-1. Backup your home directory with rsync -Paz /home/username destination, this will keep modified dates and copy dotfiles. No asterisks at the end of the path. Restore with the opposite command

0. If your /home directory is on a separate partition, you could try preserving it for the new installation, this will keep all your stuff in place.

1. When I did this, Nextcloud had no problem identifying files correctly, just make sure to not alter file dates

2. User applications should save their configs in your home directory, so the above should keep them safe, but explore each specific app’s behavior.

3. Cinnamon is kinda like KDE in philosophy but based on GTK instead of Qt. It’s not bad, but KDE is so good these days that it’s hard to compete.

4. Idk, I haven’t used Arch in like a decade, but IMHO you’re currently on the best distro available when it comes to reliability and compatibility, so I guess you could expect less of those. If you have secure boot I think you’ll have to jump through a few hoops that Fedora had spared you… you may want to disable it temporarily.

5. If you have multiple disks with the same capacity, disconnect them all except the one you want to install your OS to.

FEDORA

That’s what my house does. If I kill the internet, automations still work, as well as the interface via LAN (I’ve got hairpin NAT set up to make this easier than having 2 addresses in the app), if I kill Home Assistant, all devices still function manually.
I favor ZigBee to WiFi smart devices, although the polluted spectrum in my area gives me some headaches. With WiFi devices when possible I buy premade stuff (so that it’s CE compliant), and flash ESPHome on them, or similar.

That tweet is obsolete since Home Assistant and ESPHome have become usable

Still weird

This joke in various meme formats keeps coming back and it’s very frustrating

Now that you mention it, I remember rolling back by reinstalling old packages stored in cache, but not rolling back to a specific date. On dnf I once had to roll-back an update, and that is managed by transaction number (let’s say revert the last update), so it’s good if you don’t know which package exactly is causing the issue.

What a clickbaity title, Michael.

I use KDE now but I’ve used GNOME for many years and I absolutely disagree with you. The default UI with the hidden dock makes complete sense, especially on laptops where screen space is valuable. Pressing the meta key to show all windows and the search field is way faster than moving your pointer to an icon on the dock or opening up a menu.

What I didn’t like at the time was that the app launcher dumped all apps together with little logic, you couldn’t divide them in folders or categories.

what this does

CtrlAssist brings “controller assist” functionality to Linux gaming by allowing multiple physical controllers to operate as a single virtual input device. This enables collaborative play and customizable gamepad setups, making it easier for players of all ages and abilities to enjoy games together. While similar features exist on modern game consoles, CtrlAssist is an open source project that enhances accessibility for PC gaming, offering additional quality-of-life improvements through virtual input devices on Linux.

I haven’t used pacman in ages and I don’t remember rolling back updates with it so I either never needed to or it was not possible at the time.

dnf did everything I needed it to so I wouldn’t know what to fault it for

apt doesn’t even have rollbacks

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It’s not a package manager tho, it’s a script collection utility or whatever

I’m on Bazzite now, but I was on Fedora for a looong time and I even moved the same installation from one laptop to the next, just dd’d the drive, zero problems.

Linux hates Nvidia

got that backwards

Welcome! The fun has just begun!

You must have jift for that