There are two screenshot and I can see them? No #AltText though.

Right on the money: See also the official mullvad docs: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls#linux

Or just git depending on the use case.

Nothing in live week ever be 100% guaranteed to work forever. You’ll be fine, mostly.

1. Yes, Live Linux system and regular install are practically identical. It’s the same software. Everything should work. There’s reason to assume Wifi will suddenly break. (Actually, Live systems differ a lot from a traditional install, but you can assume that what worked on the live system will work later. It is the same software after all. Same kernel including all drivers.)

2. Keep this USB you have just booted from. This is the tool to recover if things should go south.

3. You can keep Windows, usually, when installing Linux. The process requires “shrinking the Windows partition” and a boot loader that can handle both. Pretty standard; the installer should guide you.

4. You can totally use a phone to google how to fix your Linux.

Have fun with Linux Mint. It’s the Just works Linux.

Web apps

I’ve been macOS user for past decade.

I find macOS UI superior to both Gnome and KDE.

I’m not surprised.

Also, I’m not sure if Gnome tries to mimic OS X or Windows or KDE, for the sake of this argument. Gnome (classic) was invented to replace (original) KDE, which sort-of tried to replace Windows.

Stuff evolves. UIs oscillate between minimalism and overload.

Yes, what’s strange? This is the beta release or release candidate or pre-release snapshot for a version that will enjoy long-term support.

Same in Jerboa. Extremely annoying.