I’m running sonarr, radarr, prowlarr, jellyseer, jellyfin and craftycontroller (minecraft server) all running on CasaOS on Ubuntu server. I also have Twingate connector installed on the host to allow secure access from outside the home.

I have a home media server (which may or may not host an arr stack) running on a 5 year old i5 NUC withb16Gb RAM and two USB external SSDs for storage.

So far it manages for the household (3 users) perfectly fine.

You generally don’t need sudo to install flatpaks and actually pretty sure they advise against it.

https://www.antena3.com/noticias/economia/cni-apunta-ciberataque-como-motivo-apagon-electrico-generalizado-espana_20250428680f78ac5d71dc778a92db60.html

Telecinco Noticias were reporting that.

Spanish news media reporting 6 ton10 hours to fully restore power to all regions.

Also still investigating the cause but suspicion falling on a cyber attack.

Antena3 News If you can read Spanish this is informative but also has videos of various impacts.

I run my home media server ( and intel NUC i5, so nothing super powerful) running Ubuntu with CasaOS.

There’s tons of you tube videos to help with CasaOS for self hosting and not just the media side.

I think I only used the terminal to install CasaOS the rest is done from the web gui

All well and good, but realistically any backdoor can be exploited by unfriendly as well as friendly actors.

Also does this mean government agency communication would also be unencrypted or just Joe schmoe?

VAT is applied to all goods irrelevant of origination. Think of it as a federal sales tax instead of a state sales tax.

There are different rates dependent on the goods and some items are VAT free (again this has nothing to do with origin but to do with the product} i.e. I’m fairly sure that in UK children’s clothes are either exempt or VAt at a lower rate.

My home media server is an old nuc mini pc i5 16Gb RAM with attached usb storage running on a Linux distro, runs Jellyfin and a few other applications for the household.

In short yes, an old pc will work fine.

At this point your guess is as good as mine. I e also set up Jellyseer for discovery and ability for users to request stuff but still a reluctance to move.

Sadly I still pay for a service I don’t use because I have members of my house who are relucant to embrace the change. I, on the other hand, am more than happy with my Jellyfin and assorted apps to provide my content from whichever source I choose, now if only I could cadjole the others into embracing the freedom of the high seas.

The only superior Linux distro and DE is the one that works for you and meets your needs.

This is different for each user and, frankly, the joy of Linux that it has such a variety as to be able to meet almost everyone’s needs.

For me , personally, thats Debian/Gnome with minimal tweaks but just because it works for my workflow does not make it superior.

For specific device recommendations, you seem to be particularly interested in making use of Black Friday deals, and thus I’d assume that price is an important factor. Unfortunately, most Linux-first vendors aren’t particularly known for offering great buck for your money. This does make it easier to choose, though.

Sadly yes, budget is important, additionally System76/Framework are out as they don’t ship to my location and are quite out of my budget unfortunately and I’d rather not use a shipping agent. Given all the advice that’s been given I think the points everyone has made are especially valid and I should wait until more funds are available and purchase a more suitable laptop.

I’m looking at slimbook as they can deliver with EndeavourOS OOB but still will be a harder delivery option but also have more budget options.

I have a Dell Latitude now and it’s been great running EndeavourOS but has now developed a hardware issue so I’m searching black Friday for a replacement.

Few weeks, lol, RD links already disappeared from my Kodi add-ons

Whilst I agree the technology is awesome, £2,000 for a phone, wow, no thanks.

An overwhelming majority by seats but only 33% of the popular vote.

36% voted Tory/Reform so voters have not shifted left but split the more right wing vote

I use Fentastic skin with Umbrella add-on.