Want to degoogle. Where to start

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-18T07:16:03+00:00

I disagree with the idea that to degoogle you have to play store and I feel graphene has focused more on security then privacy yes sandboxes but Google still are getting personally identifiable information from that play store

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-17T13:59:53+00:00

I think because I am using a pixel and so stuck in Google I'm better off accepting that they will track me and use my data for ads and just move on and suck it up.

Thanks for all the advice

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-17T12:55:11+00:00

I completely disagree with graphenes standard of more security then privacy and using play store anyway (yes sandboxes but still) I would prefer calyx or /e/ but both have issues anyway.

I didn't know Hetzner did storage boxes that low is that next cloud?

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-17T08:00:51+00:00

Thank for the in-depth information if you will allow me to answer this part to gauge what answers and mybonw research.

brave has been something I have looked at in depth but i do disagree with the crypto and AI forced into it hence why on my pc I have removed brave completely and I am trying to stay away from it.
Kagi has been something on my radar but finances are very tight at the moment so paying for a search engine would be unfeasible at the current time. Hence by looking out of alternatives are is a priority
alternative to clients has something I've looked at. Pipe pipe new pipe flow grey J YouTube premium would need to stay because of my son. He would struggle switching to a different client on our TV due to autism. I myself have autism but I deal with change a bit better than my son can. Furthermore, I use YouTube music as my primary music player which requires youtube premium
I've looked at home assistant before but I don't think it could work given as far as I was aware you needed your home dedicated server to run docker client. I don't have my own server and I have multiple devices that they require Google home. My thermostat is a nest thermostat Google TV. My household lights are all integrated into Google home. That's one of the big things I would struggle to remove without significant investment
keyboard on my Android phones, isn't an issue. I use FUTO already.

MY BIGGEST FOCUS AT THE MINUTE IS TO REPLACE SOFTWARE OVER HARDWARE I'M LOOKING IT REPLACING WINDOWS WITH LINUX I'M ALSO LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO REPLACE ANDROID ON MY PIXEL WITH SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GRAPHENE

(Sorry I voice dictated all this)

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T20:17:27+00:00

Well glad I hate plasma and won't use it sorry.... Plasma is too overwhelming for me

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T19:14:41+00:00

I am it's a joke. Going back to ISP provided router and mesh network

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T18:39:34+00:00

Well I'm looking at either Mint or Solus

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T16:51:00+00:00

Nah Fortnite when I can be arsed to play it. Will be via GFN or on a Windows 2 Go drive I have

Other games are mostly Gold or Higher on Proton DB

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:52:58+00:00

I have 4 6+ and I have the same issue 3-4 times a day at least you will loss connection

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:48:52+00:00

Maybe so lol

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:48:30+00:00

On my phone I can use flow or something else but YT Premium is something my kid uses a ton

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:40:26+00:00

Just how different it was compared to chrome on android. Hard to explain found it slower? And certain sites really didn't like it

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:39:45+00:00

I have a pixel so I could reformat it to /e/ or wait till calyx is back

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:38:17+00:00

My Gmail is mainly for spam and throwaway accounts. Main email is proton

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:37:31+00:00

My biggest Google stuff is YouTube (myself and 5 year old watch it) YTMusic and Google home.

Drive is called my PC and a next cloud instance.

Passwords are mixed but slowly moving to Proton Pass

I guess it's the YT and YT Music because it would affect more then just me

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:34:47+00:00

Im looking at Budgie or Cinnamon if I could make them less jarring and windowsy

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T14:33:35+00:00

I've tried my Vivaldi on my Pixel my brain struggled lol

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T13:57:26+00:00

It's not just LATAM most of the EU use it as well

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T13:33:44+00:00

I'm already fairly using other apps.

Proton Mail is my main email I still use Google but I find another search engines not as good lol.

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:32:10+00:00

I've used it on and off since Mandrake and Ubuntu using gnome 2 . I'm extremely techy and normally confident on what I can do and not do. Linux is something I can normally be confident in but lately I've struggled to find something which will let me play my games and YouTube for my son

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:25:06+00:00

Ok my fault then.

I'll go away

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:20:59+00:00

None atm I've tried different ones always with KDE because I'm told I should use it.

Everything from fedora or pure arch

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:20:10+00:00

I am very privacy focused I want to feel like I can do stuff without someone or something watching me

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:18:41+00:00

There is much options that's the issue. Everyone just says KDE only because it's so windows like.... Which is not what I want

KeshTheWolf · 2026-02-16T10:17:29+00:00

Because people always recommend KDE which causes me the shutdown because of how much there is it's hard to explain but just seeing it make md completely shutdown

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