Just try few of these from live usb and pick what you like.

You can use Ventoy and just drag all your ISO images to it but creating few USBs is easiest option for beginners.

There is nothing bad about Debian/Debian based distros and I think that it is great option I started on Mint, tryed Manjaro and get back to Mint.

If you want it only for SMS and calls buy some dumb brick. But if you need more things from it I can’t help you I am dissatisfied with most phones but now I have second hand FP 3 and it is enough for me.

If you want it only for testing, breaking things… Buy some POS office PC, lot of companies is always getting rid of these.

I am not self hosting, but I will probably buy few of these from my work and try it (at least it’s my plan).

I love Flatout soundtrack - wreck cars and listen to Symphony of destruction and other songs.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6q9qbt1hM78aD9dvXTMOMDG

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKlbTXjy-F6qz1HCLkVOMjQS2XnxYEIGO

Can confirm, I replaced bunch of useless cloud crap on my mum’s phone with simple tools and she likes it. I use them too.

For anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGfahzt-4Q

This gets little in depth on this issues.

Checked it on my FP 3 and I have same issue. Maybe it is stock AOSP or outdated Firefox.

Please don’t add too much communitis.

I think that it is great that there is only few communities and I gladly comment on something (but I don’t post much).

From Reddit I was used to contribute more to small specific subreddits and I think that this isn’t the place for that - federation covers this need.

I scored good deal for second hand FP 3. It is the best phone for my use I had in long time - 2 sim card slots, SD card slot, removable battery, headphone jack. It is more usable than Pixel I had before.

This is already cross post. It was posted somewhere few days ago.