This is why I use OMV and Nextcloud. A daily backup job duplicates everything to OMV. A weekly OMV backup job goes into Skiff drive. Fool me once...
dartanjinn
Since when is Gnome the default? The default varies by distro...
Just use imgflip.com - that's all it does is add text to images.
What doesn't make sense is your use of the term "offline editor" - it's entirely nonsensical in this context. If they can't use an offline editor, they won't be any better with an online editor. It's like saying you need a 4 door car because you can't drive a 2 door car - it's the same thing with more seats. Photo editing is photo editing regardless of where the software is hosted.
I use Tailscale on PFsense. Just advertise the route to the local subnet and accept routes on whatever machine you're accessing from and you've got yourself a pretty much plug and play solution.
Are you using /etc/resolv.conf?
I don't use proton but I found with tailscale it's much more stable to use systemd-resolved because it doesn't overwrite resolv.conf. I don't know if this is the case with proton as I don't know how it treats different resolvers but I would look into it.
ZimaBoard 832 with two 2TB SSDs and OMV is my setup. Pair it with tailscale for availability wherever you go.
I wasn't a fan of Immich. Although I'm trying to replace Google photos soy opinion is a bit skewed.
TL;DR: ChromeOS is Linux but it's not Linux but it's a Linux so count it as a Linux but not Linux. Half.
You can self host VS Code.