I use Debian Linux on all of my machines, with XFCE as my window manager. I install the base system from the minimal ISO, and build my UI from there. Of course, it takes a lot of research and tinkering with Linux to reach the point of being able to do this, but in the end, it's all worth it, and I am NOT an IT guy at all. My setups are all blazingly fast, with only the apps that I choose to install, and all of my machines are literally 10+ years old or older. I'm typing this on a 2010 Macbook Pro running the setup described above. IPVanish is my VPN of choice, although it got me banned from Twitter kek

All of my (classic arcade) gaming is done on arcade cabinets that I've modified with PCs running Windows 7 and the MAME emulator, and not hooked to any network.

I use Debian Linux on all of my machines, with XFCE as my window manager. I install the base system from the minimal ISO, and build my UI from there. Of course, it takes a lot of research and tinkering with Linux to reach the point of being able to do this, but in the end, it's all worth it, and I am NOT an IT guy at all. My setups are all blazingly fast, with only the apps that I choose to install, and all of my machines are literally 10+ years old or older. I'm typing this on a 2010 Macbook Pro running the setup described above.

All of my (classic arcade) gaming is done on arcade cabinets that I've modified with PCs running Windows 7 and the MAME emulator, and not hooked to any network.