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  as long as you're still a mac user the icloud space and sub isn't really going to waste. can you do what you want to do on your android phone by just using a browser? i know you can't do 'everything' that way, but basic file and email access should be accessible from pretty much any device's browser.

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  afaik, it's strictly opt-in. further reading: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-insights-how-telemetry-is-changing-on-ubuntu-desktop/73442 although they'll still see web traffic from your system if you hit their mirrors for updates and package installs--as would be the case anywhere online.

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  twitter (or rather, a bunch of little mini-twitters that can talk to each other), but without the billionaire poop-stain in charge of it.

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  just a reminder, kubuntu uses a different installer than ubuntu--one that offers btrfs (timeshift compatible configuration) out-of-the-box, as well as a choice of install type. the 'minimal' option is not much more than the base kde environment. no snaps, no snapd installed. hell, it doesn't even have a web browser (instructions for mozilla's own repository is [here](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux)

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  my first install of debian was before it had names. my most recent was last tuesday. i've strayed for short stints, but debian is where it's at. i do have a couple 'others' but they are special setups for specific things. if you like the deb-based system but want to get away from canonical, trixie is ready to rescue you.

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  > latest Gnome desktop, modern web browsers, and typical multitasking workflows so use a lighter-weight de (xfce, lxqt, budgie), and don't go crazy with brower tabs or open applications, and you'll be ok.. like you're probably already doing now if you've got a 'marginal' pc.