2026 will be the year of the linux phone

for a week

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I have an old HP Omen laptop that I use as a sever, removed the battery because it started getting a bit spicy but other than that it runs just fine for multiple years now.

I use mine as an application server without much storage since it only has space for one nvme ssd and one 2.5" SATA drive.

If you are that far away make sure you have someone with basic Linux knowledge around there to restart it if necessary. And it sucks in LOTS of dust, so be prepared to clean it about once per year

I’d just like to interject for a moment. What you’re referring to as Linux, is in fact, systemd/Linux, or as I’ve recently taken to calling it, systemd plus Linux. Linux is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning systemd system made useful by the systemd corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX. Many computer users run a modified version of the systemd system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of systemd which is widely used today is often called “Linux”, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the systemd system, developed by the systemd developers. There really is a Linux, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. Linux is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine’s resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. Linux is normally used in combination with the systemd operating system: the whole system is basically systemd with Linux added, or systemd/Linux. All the so-called “Linux” distributions are really distributions of systemd/Linux.

I would rather recommend gluetun, it supports multiple VPN protocols and you can attach any container to it

You might have some luck with DHT search engines like btdig or damagnet

The other way around 100%

Yep, my company allows me to use Linux but for Compliance Reasons I need to have Microsoft Defender installed and running. Still beats Windows 11 by a mile