To add on to this already good description, wanted to give my $0.02 on the notion of apps.

The only way it might seem like you lose app(lication shortcut)s might be if a tool other than GNOME’s built in search is looking in a different directory, likely based off of an environment variable.

By default, hyprland doesn’t come with an equivalent to GNOME search. I use wofi to get similar functionality, but there are many tools that can do the job. Just make sure they’re looking in the right place or launch things manually from a terminal and you’ll be all set!

+1 for this! There’s nothing wrong with just using the nix package manager either. nix-env and nix-shell are awesome tools

You’ve mentioned a few times that a new framework is firmly out of budget.

Might still be worth keeping an eye out though. They had a sale going a while ago for some units that were pulled for QA. If minor defects don’t bother you it’s possible to get a framework 13 for <1000€ if you’re patient and a bit lucky.

Just use Tailscale or something to try it out!

Sunshine on the desktop, moonlight on the client side. You can even stream games to your phone or a tablet of you’re feeling frisky.