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@dingus I had seen a video of a musician who ran manjaro but killed his system, so that scared me off manjaro haha wanted to try it originally but Ubuntu studio seemed safer
Timeshift is your friend. I always make a snapshot when I start mucking about with kernel configs or modules
@vettnerk I have an external HDD with a lot of shit on it and can't configure for timeshift backups ATM , but I realize the urgency of putting a backup up sooner than later
Manjaro is not your friend. Too bad you did not land on EndeavourOS. Good luck with Ubuntu.
I love Linux, but it taught me to make backups