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ZorinOS. I'm still on 17, because 2 years ago on my TwisterOS (raspberry pi) I used sudo update all, and that broke some shit.
So when I installed ZorinOS on my PC, I immediately disabled all updates, and it sits exactly as it was when I installed it. Never updated in 2 years. I haven't broken anything.
I want to install this thing called docker, but it's been so long that now I forget what it even was I wanted to install. I just remember docker was a prerequisit.
But I tried for 2 weeks, and it gives errors. And the thing is, if I understood linux, I'm sure it's a simple fix. It's like wandering into a house you've never been in before, and your friend is saying "turn the lights on!!!" and you know you need to turn the lights on, but you have no idea how. And you don't feel the light switch on the wall. What you don't know is it's actually a clapper light switch. So you don't even know what you're doing wrong.
Thats how linux feels to me.
But for browsing the web, and playing games, it seems to work decent enough.
Although recently my bluetooth has been wonky. Very recent behavior. Used to just be rock solid. Now sometimes my devices won't connect. Gotta turn off bluetooth, and then turn it back on. Then turn the device back on, and it'll connect like normal.
In windows, I'd say uninstall and reinstall the bluetooth driver. In linux I have zero clue how I would even start that process.
Again, in a dark room not sure what to do.
How could the bluetooth performance deteriorate if you are really not updating anything?
I have no idea.
Ah ... I'm not too familiar with Zorin (or bluetooth) myself, but hopefully you'll get some answers!
If you ever decide to set aside time to tackle a re-install, you should consider setting up a file system that supports snapshots, or since you're used to only using flatpaks, an immutable distro. Then you won't fear updates because you can easily roll back as if they didn't happen.