So I decided to try LocOS -KDE version on the 2014 mac Mini. It was reponsive but just like the heavier KDE neon at some point it ended locking up the GUI while I was doing updates. I could still exit with ALT+F2.
My old monitor died recently and I bought a #CRG9 to replace it. I have a #AMD#Radeon 6500XT, I run #Arch#Linux with #Xorg and #EXWM and the #Compton/#Picom compositor. I bought the monitor for productivity issues as I'm not much of a gamer, the only games I play these days are Tagpro, a simple capture-the-flag browser game, and Chess.
Speaking of #AffinityDesigner and my love of it, that might be the thing that prevents me from fully going over to #LinuxMint on my laptop. I feel like somehow that isn't an app that's going to work great in a VM? I'm not super thrilled about trying to set up dual boot just for one app, though. Seems overwrought.
...But I really do love Affinity Designer. I learned vectors on Inkscape and it was a breath of fresh air to come to Designer. #linux