How do the matrix modules work?
twelve12
If you could fine one, then maybe
You're probably right, ashamed I didn't notice though
Why do you want a successor?
dtrx is the way to do it. It's short for "do the right extraction", and it just works.
Also, all you have to remember for tar is "-xtract -zee -vucking -files" (extract the fucking files, but first letters only)
Switch to Android is a good first step. Being able to run verified open source software with F-Droid is a good first step!
Clonezilla is the answer. It has all the options, and just works right the first time
The SSD memory cell failure mode is to retain the last written contents, so I actually don't think I agree. In the SMART diagnostics, it shows how many of these bad cells are present, which is a reasonable indicator of impending failure from age
SSDs are way more reliable than spinning disks, especially in a laptop that gets banged around. HDDs win in only one category: capacity per price.
Sometimes it's okay to use something you're familiar with and not have to learn (Debian). Fair enough on the snaps though; need to look into them before I form an opinion.
Why away from Ubuntu/Debian?
These aren't good reasons