flatpak is basically linux’s app store. flatpak is easier to install because it’s just a button press and everything on flatpak is safe, and it handles updates for you, so try to use it as much as you can.

any old laptop with at least a third gen intel or something comparable works. you do want to get some extra storage via a cheap old hdd

now make it in Libre Office

a tool that allows multiple isos to be on one live usb, while the usb still works as a usb

all intel drivers should be in the kernel, do you have the iwlwifi package installed?

pretty werd because dual booting shouldn’t influence download speeds

run lspci and see which wireless adapter you have

try using any other device on the same network. could also be a network issue if windows and linux are having issues. run a network speed test on your phone and laptop.

what network card are you using? are you downloading from the same websites that you get faster download speeds from on windows?

if I don’t pay the dev, and dont interact with the community, whats wrong with hyprland?

you can choose your de, and with some distros (like arch) your packages don’t come preconfigured. which also makes a lot of difference.

controversial opinion: distro/software wars are good, because they make people discuss about their software, which motivates the developers. you don’t see windows software wars, because they can’t choose their de

ngl, typing paru/yay [description of repo] is faster than downloading and installing the repo. even if you install it with git, you still need to know the git link.

yes. arch is some effort to configure and get working properly, but once it works it’s so nice

(well, it was for me. I respect you if you have your own opinion and distro preferences)

if by cache you mean that your entire system is on your drive and that the hdd is for backups or games that you’re not currently playing but don’t want to reinstall, yes.

it’s not secure by design, since it’s not made to be secure, and also uses unstable versions of a lot of packages to make certain exploits work

android is very sandboxed, so anything you do in termux/userland can’t affect the android on your phone (unless you’re rooted)