Neptr

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[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I would agree but it still heavily relies/requires X11 for many of the core components and apps. Wayland support on the horizon. For now though I wouldn't recommend anyone use any DE that doesnt support Wayland, since X.Org is has been unmaintained for many years, it is a bloated protocol, and is insecure by design. This is because it was designed 40+ years ago in a time before security was a big concern to developers.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I recommend GNOME from a purely security perspective. Currently, "GNOME is the only desktop that secures privileged wayland protocols like screencopy." It also has a nice permission system for (dis)allowing microphone, camera, and location access. I wish the developers were more open to encouraging customization of the certain GUI elements, like KDE. KDE Plasma does not protect against screen capture, though it is on their radar.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Canonical, the owners of Ubuntu, love to steal open source projects. They'll help a project with development power, then force the contributors to sign a CLA (for an example see the fork of LXD called Incus). Canonical also uses and forces proprietary systems onto the user's, e.g. Snap uses the proprietary and hardcoded Canonical repository, which Ubuntu now defaults to using Snap for installing packages.

Side note, if it wasnt for Snap using a proprietary backend and also depending on AppArmor (generally regarded as a weaker MAC than SELinux), I would prefer Snap over Flatpak. It creates a better sandbox (aka the actually Security of the software), avoids sandbox escapes, blacklists against broad permissions (e.g. $HOME access), and Snap packages generally have stricter permissions (which determines the real-world security of Snap). Sandboxing is very important for Desktop (and server) security. Android is does the best job of this, but it would be nice if projects like Sydbox, Crablock, or Bubblejail were adopted and built-in to the package manager.

But even without any of the previously mentioned problems, I just think Fedora is a better OS. Fedora comes preconfigured with SELinux policies to confine system services they are quicker to adopt new technologies. Fedora is also a semi-rolling distro, meaning packages are quicker to get updated than on Ubuntu. Fedora stays FOSS, where as Ubuntu becomes more locked down. Also, the package Brace made by the developer of DivestOS is great for quickly hardening a Fedora system.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Where? Have a link?

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Until a port to Wayland is made, I would avoid using this DE. X.Org is unmaintained legacy software. Maybe Sway would work as a replacement?

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

For games, use Steam and Lutris Flatpaks. Should make it pretty simple.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

Just get doasedit. I remember finding scripts that achieve similar functionality as sudoedit.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

It removes more proprietary binary blobs and I dont care about gapps.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I heard that he was a scammer or pseudo privacy expert from other comments. I wouldn't recommend that phone. If you care about the privacy or security of your device, use DivestOS with a supported Pixel/OnePlus, or GrapheneOS with a Pixel. Only buy the phone new if you are super paranoid of some zero-day vulnerability being used on you. I recommend swappa.com because they have quality control, returns, and good prices for used devices (you can even get mint quality devices).

Comparison of Android ROMs: https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

iodeOS has been behind on security updates often (still better security against unsophisticated attacks than Ubuntu but not a good ROM): https://divestos.org/pages/patch_history

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago

No VoIP, spaces, or threads support yet. Promising because it is written in rust and works well with Desktop portals.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago

My recommendation is GOS if you care about out of box experience and using gapps, DivestOS if you care about degoogling and removal of proprietary code. Both are hardened.

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