this is going to increase in frequency as linux gains popularity

I previously used GrapheneOS and it can definietly do what you are asking - under the permissions setting.

I would recommend not using the google services (even sandboxed) and use droid-ify as an alternative to download apps.

more people contributing to the code

There’s nothing corny about stoicism, as long as you see through the people trying to monetise it.

also, your data is stored in the EU

cachyOS is great, it feels like its tailored to your system with all the tweaks and v3 support.

And if you choose the btrfs option with limine - you also get automatic snapshots in the bootloader.

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