For those that are following my
#shenanigans with 2015
#MacBook, I have settled on
#UltramarineLinux 40 for now. I will hold out on the update to 41.
For the most part I am just looking for something that can web browse and watch
#YouTube wirelessly with ease while not completely maxing out my system.
#Gnome is currently my preferred DE and
#Flatpak is a must.
Fedora 41 based distros either bork from the start or max out my cpu (and fans) too much. YouTube playback was painful with lots of freezing and video/audio sync issues. In addition, having a video play while surfing the web at times caused the MacBook to chug.
UM40 still retains the overall snappiness and allows me to multitask. YouTube playback is much better; no slowdown or video/audio sync issues but I am averaging 1% frame drops per video (which is not too noticeable).
I will be going on spring break in a few weeks so that is when I will have more time to tinkering around to find something the is lighter on resources/more efficient.
Feel free share
#OS ideas and YouTube how-to/install videos to your buddy.
Just a general heads up, my MacBook has not done well with any
#Debain based distros or
#BSD.
Thanks y’all 🙏
(Edited for EL conventions and clarity)