Should be similar on most Linux distros.

Can you mount them? If so what does that look like?

I can’t say I blame them when it comes to going with what’s comfortable.

I used Windows and Linux while in school so it’s what I got used to. Whenever I use MacOS I feel incredibly lost

Can you tell us some fun facts or stories?

I saw a comment once that said they are like sharks in that they can smell fear.

Depending on your graphics card there seems to be several ways to crop the screen to your liking. I would look into those. I think there are several posts on Reddit about people going about that.

I am not sure if this is what you are after but you should be able to enable unknown sources and install it that way.

https://forum.antennapod.org/t/android-auto-compatibility/175

I would check to make sure the wall adapter is the correct adapter for starters. It might seem obvious but a lot of people assume the barrel plug fitting is all that matters. It should be pretty easy to find the voltage and amperage you need.

Other than that I would try to open it up or research the model and common issues. A leaking capacitor for example can eat away traces on a board.

I really think it comes down to the individual. I personally think that Aldous Huxley’s book Brave New World was likely derived at least partially from the book We by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin but both Aldous Huxley and my 10th grade English teacher would disagree. I don’t think it’s wrong to take someone else’s work and add upon it in a way you view beneficial. I view it as a natural evolution if anything and if it gives someone something to enjoy or makes the creative processes a little easier I’m all for it.

Yeah I mean I’m not talking about ReactOS. It’s hard to measure the amount of malware per market share.

I imagine it’s weighted unevenly dependent on it’s user base and target demographic.

I agree but I feel like the obscurity aspect faded out with the I’m a Mac and I’m a PC ads

Yeah in the same remixing a song is considered original

Ah yes me the intellectual using Kali Linux to play Skyrim

I’ve been a user for years and I would agree with that. The only issue I’ve seen people have recently are with Red Hat and their recent source code policy change

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/06/red-hats-new-source-code-policy-and-the-intense-pushback-explained/

Isn’t the whole Macs don’t get viruses thing a myth by this point?

There are a lot more sources for random untrustworthy Windows software than there are for MacOS but that’s on the user the same way keeping your OS up to date is.

Do you feel like you ever got over the initial setup period? A lot of what you are describing is what I encounter after a fresh install but I don’t typically have any issues after a little bit of tweaking.

What laptop is it?

Have you checked out this page?

Two notable Americans having a snack that has erratic quality control

Yeah I get that. I wasn’t suggesting Invidious. I was saying NewPipe is a good option because you can port your subscriptions to other platforms.

You don’t need to start fresh every time you start using an open source alternative.

That said it would work in OP’s situation because it’s pretty much platform agnostic and there are available apps to make it easier to use on the Play Store. I still think NewPipe is the way to go though because it’s designed for Android.