Anything in particular you don’t like about Firefox?

Try linode, i used to use them in a past and it was faultless.

Check for errors in journalctl. If not sure what options/ flags, start with ‘man journalctl’, this will show you manual page for systemd log.

Keep an eye on black friday deals, they are usually the best around. You may get lifetime deals on the cheap from indexers, cheap blocks/subs from server providers. It’s a steep, but rewarding learning curve. Can’t help you with Italian content though.

Loads of good choices here, i would like to add calibre and darktable.

Immutable devices surely will have their use, but i love the freedom that comes with Linux. I’m using Debian and Ubuntu on all my machines and VMs