Of course, no worries. I seemed to recall there was something out there for this because I read some article a while back that was discussing the scope-creep in systemd, and the problems that result from it. I think I found this wiki originally at that time.

It will differ by distro, but generally for debian, you begin uninstalling systemd by installing something else like SysV init:

apt install sysvinit-core sysvinit-utils
cp /usr/share/sysvinit/inittab /etc/inittab

Then you will need to configure grub by editing /etc/default/grub changing:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/bin/systemd console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

to

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="init=/lib/sysvinit/init console=hvc0 console=ttyS0"

and then executing update-grub as root.

Then you can reboot so that the system boots off of sysvinit instead and then purge systemd with apt-get remove --purge --auto-remove systemd. This also removes packages that depend on systemd.

Then you pin systemd packages to prevent apt from installing systemd or systemd-like packages in the future.

echo -e 'Package: systemd\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' > /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\n\nPackage: *systemd*\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

Depending on if the distro is multiarch, you might also need:

echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:amd64\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd
echo -e '\nPackage: systemd:i386\nPin: release *\nPin-Priority: -1' >> /etc/apt/preferences.d/systemd

This information was sourced from this wiki dedicated specifically to removing systemd on multiple distributions and replacing it with something else:

https://without-systemd.org/wiki/index_php/Main_Page/

Off only the top of my head.

-Potentially faster installation

-Free

-More control

-Many distributions from LinuxFromScratch to Mint, making it meet the interests of nearly every demographic

-Wonderful sense of community

-No spying

-No bloatware depending on distro

-No ads

-Many window managers supporting different workflows

-Incredible command line power

-Easy installation of software with package managers

-Less malware

-Fully customizeable ux/ui

-Can uninstall anything you don’t want

-Will help you learn how a computer works at a deeper level if you want to

Nothing, I never said any such thing. In your case your answer to my question would be “I would not have to wish, because I already downloaded everything I want”. This makes you wise.

I like the Muji aluminum fountain pen.

https://unsharpen.com/pen/muji-aluminum-body-fountain-pen/

Cheap enough that if it breaks or you lose it or some such, you won’t be that upset, but writes wonderfully. It is nice to have a pen where you can choose your own ink, and it will accept either refillable cartridges or pre-filled cartridges.

The way the cap posts on the back of the pen is pretty unique as well.

Perhaps instead of using youtube-dl or yt-dlp, you may enjoy some client such as freetube more, as it has a lot of the benefits of those tools, but without ads, and with sponsorblock/thumbnail correction, and other nice customizations. It also enables you to create playlists and whatnot.

You can hit a button to download directly from a video’s page as well, though I think that feature needs some love from the developers (you don’t get a loading bar on download).

Requiem for a dream. I have still not used opiates.

Yes, I don’t enjoy the experience as much as Obsidian.

Yea, the installation isn’t too difficult. Looking at my groups as well I think it’s only the libvirt group that you have to add a user to for KVM/QEMU with Virt-Manager, but the same could be said for VirtualBox as I believe you have to still add the user to the vboxusers group if you were to install it instead.

It does look like obsidian to me. People like this or logseq a lot for their note taking. If you want a foss alternative, you can look at Joplin, though I can’t recall if it has a graphing feature like this out of the box.

As others have said, you don’t have to be concerned about anything if you keep good backups. Disk storage at this time is very cheap compared to what it used to be, you could probably find a 5200 RPM 5 TB disk for ~100 dollars USD, or even better, two 2 TB disks which you could configure with software RAID.

That’s good to hear about the 3d printer as I have yet to connect mine to try the same thing. I just have to learn freecad though, as i used to use fusion 360 which is not packaged for Linux.

Yes, even though I did not have a subscription, watching them do stuff like this every 2 weeks for the last year or more is what finally pushed me off to Linux as well. I got my parents moved over as well though, and they did have a subscription previously.

Way back in 1997 or so, I was not sure what to use, so I just chose “Foxtrot” from the phonetic alphabet because it sounded a little neat, and it has my favorite animal in it. It was not such an issue because you could still get that name everywhere at the time of course. Since then, I have mainly used variations of that, but at some point branched out into some others such as the one I use here.

It’s always kind of funny to me though, when I go through some old backup and see one of my forum signatures with my original name on it.

Rather arbitrarily for mine haha

Why did you pick your username?

I see, thank you!

Yes, I suppose I could have worded it better, but what I intend to say is that because people can do seemingly nothing (are prevented, or feel as though they will find no meaningful result from their effort), they figure there is no reason to try to do anything in the first place.

I don’t mean to say that they shrug anything off or are not moved. Quite the opposite actually.

You may be right, but I’m not sure which comparisons you are making specifically and am interested to hear what they are if you are interested in explaining them to me.

Our wealth is taken, no one does anything.

Our health is taken, no one does anything.

Our privacy is taken, no one does anything.

Our voices are taken, no one does anything.

Our citizenships are taken, no one does anything.

The reason is apathy, which feeds inability, which feeds apathy, which feeds inability to do anything.

When our lives are taken, most people will be both ultimately unable and unwilling to do anything.

Even if people don’t know it outright, they feel it.

More than this, we feel a disappointment and a shame in our bones that can’t be shaken off because it is that outrageous and primal fear of losing anything more that drives our inaction, and so we feel ourselves to be cowards at our very core.

This is what grinds away at our souls daily.

When you eventually decide to do something, you will see you are no longer apathetic or unable. Your fears will begin to heal, and in this way it will save your soul. This is the power of courage. It is something you have to make for yourself, but hope is what drives it and hope is given.