Maybe you could use Kwin scripting API for this
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If neither works, try reading through the comments of this package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/noto-color-emoji-fontconfig
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Snap isn't really closed source, it's common misconception, the closed source is only backend (canonical servers), the snap core itself, which is installed on Ubuntu, is fully open source
Edit: snap definitely sucks tho
Afaik you can add kisak mesa ppa and, for compatibility reasons, and would be good to also update the kernel. But be careful, this can lead to instabilities or even black screen
It is, but you are not really locked in it
Steam/Proton/Gamescope work outside of steamOS. Valve contributes to open source software, including linux amd drivers, that can easily be used outside of steamOS
I thinks only applying this to companies (looking at you, Nord VPN) would be ok, but yeah demand something from volunteers is outrageous