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  • Like the others, I suggest you stick to a distro designed for desktop use (Ubuntu, Fedora etc), you’ll have a much easier time.

    If you really want to go with something closer to “scratch made” I’d recommend Arch. Its documentation is killer and you can build a system suited to your requirements.


  • I have a similar setup using Truenas to store data. I’ve setup a VM in Truenas that can access the data via NFS (easier to setup on Linux than SMB).

    It’s nice to keep all your services contained in one machine, as long as it has enough resources, and will probably consume less power than running another PC.

    I use qbittorrent, most people seem to agree it performs better than Transmission. It’s accessible from a web interface.















  • It sounds like this software was made to address a problem that exists in Windows, poor window management options. Although with Win11 it’s been significantly improved.

    Have a look into tiling window managers, or tiling add-ons for major desktop environments. You can split windows in all different arrangements without any extra software or splitting inputs.

    Personally I’m using KDE and it’s built in tiling options work very well.