THE TOASTER WILL BE REPLACED.

Fucking legendary quote from Linus.

If gaming is your priority, I found Bazzite pretty easy to set up and run. It’s got most of the gaming stuff (Proton and Steam) built-in, and makes it dead simple to get games running. Very similar experience to my Steam Deck, and if you were able to install Mint and Kubuntu then you’ll be able to install Bazzite.

Protip for anyone unfamiliar: Mullvad really is the gold standard for a private VPN. If you just want to pirate shit and not get angry letters from your ISP, Nord or PIA will accomplish that. But if you REALLY want privacy, Mullvad is it.