I’m just gonna drop a link to Captain Awkward’s “families” tag here, there’s like a 99% chance she’s answered a question similar enough to yours to be helpful.

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I’m on the bathroom floor with my pants around my ankles

Yep, hypnogogic/hypnopompic hallucinations are extremely common and generally nothing to worry about. If they happen to you a lot, it might be a sign of a sleep disorder, but they aren’t connected to mental health issues.

Honestly, if you like Ubuntu but dislike Snaps, Linux Mint might be a better choice than Fedora if you’re not as comfortable with Linux. Mint is basically “Ubuntu without all Canonical’s garbage.”

Not “cheating” per se, but still bad.

Linux Lite. Trying to pare down Ubuntu is a fool’s errand, and they still use snaps.

I use SpiralLinux on my old Inspiron but it’s basically just Debian with some user-friendly tweaks. I guess you could try Tiny Core or Porteus or something really small like that.

Furby sausage

I like SpiralLinux a lot. I installed it on my old Inspiron and it runs like a dream.

Why not Zoidberg?

As someone who uses a fairly cheap gaming laptop with an NVIDIA GPU: I would advise against NVIDIA. I’ve successfully gotten mine to work, but it’s been a hassle. If you can avoid it, do so.

Jerboa on mobile, haven’t played around with desktop much.

I wish I’d known how much of a pain in the ass having an NVIDIA card would be. I would have gotten a different computer.

“Just a hobby”–famous last words

I’ve been using it for a while now, no complaints.

Thank you for adding links, I didn’t think to. You pretty much have it spot-on, but also: no ads!

Surprised no one’s mentioned NewPipe yet

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He’s just this guy, you know?