Hi all.
I'm a GNU/Linux enthusiast from Serbia, working as a full stack Java dev, with strong emphasis on security. I started using Linux back in 2008, when I was a 16 year old script kiddie.
I've used Backtrack 3, 4, 5 (before Kali, before it was cool), but Ubuntu became my main everyday OS.
That year, I abandoned Windows and never looked back.
I was happy with Ubuntu until 2011, when they started this Unity and Gnome 3 disaster. Then I switched to Xubuntu and then to Ubuntu Mate (July 2014).
Few weeks ago, I decided to try classic Ubuntu 20.04, with Gnome, only to see integration with Google, Microsoft, Facebook and other companies I hate (I have a bottle of whiskey, reserved for the end of Microsoft). Then I became aware of the gnome-online-accounts package and it was a hard pass for me.
Then I learned that Canonical Livepatch depends on it and in an attempt to get rid of it, I switched to Debian Mate, but it just wasn't it. I couldn't get all of the indicators working, so I reverted back to Ubuntu Mate 20.04 amd64.
I've been using Ubuntu Mate for nearly 8 years, love it, but I would also like to remove some stuff I don't like (Livepatch), so I decided to come here to ask for little help.