@antihero, there's a few different methods that all attack that problem in perty much the same way. The flatpak in question needs to have access to the theme/font/icon pack you want it to use.
@Cinnamon3431
Brother MFC machines are what I've always used without issue in linux. Brother offers linux drivers for both print and scan on their site and they're fairly simple to install. @linux
@binarious WOW, 4/6 sounds like some higher than average odds, that really sucks. I hope you at least gotten it all resolved, money back, or found what works for you. I had a battery swell up on me a couple years in but that's quite common and expected in my work environment. Extremely easy fix as well as they used a common, easy to source battery.
I've not tried a huge sampling of different ones (34), but I've yet to run across a USB-C dock that didn't work for me under gentoo.
The LVFS thing doesn't really bother me as much as the still delayed coreboot/libreboot they're working on. Most people couldn't care less about either of those things, and they're not a show-stopper for me, so it still remains at the top of my very light recommendations list.
@zacherglachl@perishthethought I take a similar approach starting with a bare work-tree at $HOME/.cfg and add config files I've changed. Then throw my --git-dir and --work-tree switches in an alias for git.
As for installed programs, a simple backup of my portage world file takes car of that.
@minicx#PipeWire service should be fired up via services management and depending on how void sets it up, there may be something you need to launch when the wm starts. AwesomeWM uses ~/.xinitrc for auto-starting programs.
If you're worried about each user's initial $HOME configuration, /etc/skel/ is where you can throw that base xinitrc and any other configs you want every new account to start with.
I know nothing about #vscodium, sorry, can't help in that department.
Automounting could be handled quite user-frienlyful by udiskie, it has a tray icon to make things easier. I'm pretty sure the Thunar volman plugin is also able to handle this. You don't need all of #xfce for #thunar.
@minicx What's the reason for installing a DE alongside #AwesomeWM? Is it just for a file manager, terminal, etc? Could be those are better installed separately vice a whole DE for a few programs. There also may be similar programs that suit your needs that are not part of any DE.
@astropenguin5@the16bitgamer
This is exactly why schools should teach general concepts vs specific software, FOSS or not.
If a student is more comfortable producing their works in Blender than a ""proper"" CAD program, I see no issue. Each concept is covered in detail by the instructor, the end product assigned, and students then have to choose which software they want to invest their efforts learning, given the allotted time.
This approach would have the bonus of providing the student with not only the freedom of choice, but also its inherent burden. They would also be forced to learn how to learn, which is something that is being forgotten more often with each new technological advancement.
@ohlaph@felismagnetus Sorta what I was hinting at. Android is very close, and getting closer all the time. But it still takes quite a bit more than a bit of skill to install and make it work on something that doesn't have an explicit installer.
I'd argue that at the moment, we don't really have anything that can fill this need. I think that maybe some combination of android-style UX with a Nix-like stoutness and configurability could be the right direction.
@leninmummy@ohlaph Yes, agreed, most folks want an appliance that "just works". Something where they have some sort of ""store"" that presents them with single-click installable stuff that again, "just works" and is intuitive to find once installed.
The answer to that though is not a general dumbing down of linux, that ruins every reason most of us have always been here. The right answer is to have a (multiple) distribution that can be easily installed by any completely technologically ignorant person and offers the simple appliance experience. It would be even better if this same distribution could be installed on any computer be it in a closet, under a desk, on a shelf, in a vehicle, or in a pocket to offer a somewhat seamless user experience. As a bonus, these different devices should offer the ability to connect/interact with each other in a simple manner from the common user's perspective.
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@Erunn You could use ONLYOFFICE with #Nextcloud. You could host it yourself if you wanted, or use one that's already setup, like #Murena.