Did I explicitly state that I was aware of how this worked in my original comment? I did? Oh good.

Hence my “asked and answered” response. 🙄

Because the app isn’t updated until it’s restarted.

Do you think you applied that Firefox security update because you updated the flatpak? Because you haven’t if you left your browser running.

So what?

That looks ‘reasonably healthy’ - at least the service is running. I haven’t spent a lot of time debugging cups but the web interface may give a better view of what’s going on.

Since you’re on a remote system you can port-forward a local port to the remote host. ssh -L 8311:localhost:631 user@remotehost will forward “local” port 8311 to port 631 on the remote server. You can then point a web browser on your system at http://localhost:8311/ to connect to the CUPS daemon.

Does fedora use cups? Have you tried the web interface on port 631 (localhost:631)?

Professional? And you’re just switching vendors because you “want to”?

All Linux distros have the same drivers. The only difference will be in how up to date they may be. Some distros favor stability, others favor being “bleeding edge”.

The only standout is nvidia - some distros make it easier to install nvidia drivers. But you can install them on all distros.

The fact that I can’t “update” my software without closing it first.

Why can I do that with all other package formats? I get it won’t be the new version until I reopen the app

Asked and answered.

you can swap bash for zsh or ls for busybox without breaking the whole system

Is that so? rm -f /bin/bash and reboot. I’ll wait… Go ahead. You’ll be amazed at how many thing rely on bash. Or indeed sh which is why bash runs in bourne compatible mode when executed as /bin/sh.

The idea of Linux isn’t just about running big software, it’s about the ability to compose a system from independent parts.

This has never been true. The Linux kernel team themselves reject this silliness with a monolithic kernel that required a very specific toolchain to even build and run. Linux has always had tight integration.

We’ve had many competing implementations of some things (desktop environments come to mind) but that is not the same as “build a system out of Lego components” as a design goal. It’s what you get when you have no direction. It would be a very stupid design goal.

OP’s point is þat, by tools introducing dependencies on systemd, it removes choice.

Who. Fucking. Cares.

þe

This thorn shit is obnoxious as hell to read.

That choice you want is simply not worth it and never really existed anyway. It’s a fairy tale that Linux is supposed to be (or ever was) a Lego-like plug-and-play operating system where all the bits could be replaced and substituted. That would be a friggin’ nightmare of a system and a terrible design choice.

Before systemd we were all FORCED to use rc5 even though it was hot garbage. And we were FORCED to use X11R6. And we were FORCED to use glibc. And you were FORCED to install gcc to compile the Linux kernel. And now we’re being FORCED to use Wayland.

Move on.

“each tool should do only one thing”

Funny thing about that - systemd follows this philosophy even though nobody gives them credit for it. ps -ef |grep logind will show a half dozen or so separate services running.

Systemd kinda feels like an attempt at creating a back door for big tech and government agencies.

🤣

Holy shit these people.

This shit again?

this doesn’t go with the idea of Linux, which is having “freedom” with your os, picking and choosing what goes on and off while still being usable.

No. That’s not the “idea of Linux”. That’s your idea of Linux. I don’t see people bitching about the heavy reliance on the GNU toolchain.

You could probably write all zeros to a file. Say, /dev/sda?

Some of them seem to be harder to fix or to get right in Rust than C though. Mostly due to “convenience” methods that make application writing easier.

“I only run artisanal applications built using vi without any plugins”

What does networking have to do with docker? You haven’t explained what you’re trying to achieve.

Npm is a fucking mess…

Too many features

What does that even mean? Are you looking for a bespoke system that does exactly what you want and nothing else?

When that data resides on a third-party SaaS platform, I am trusting their security architecture — which I cannot audit, cannot verify, and cannot modify.

And which was designed by and is operated by dedicated teams of professionals.

Which you are not.

Which would you find easier to explain to a judge - that your client data was part of a larger Google breech and attack or that your bespoke home grown system was misconfigured?