You can add streamlink-ttvlol with one of the known compatible proxies to remove the ads. Works great for me.
Also if there are issues with VLC crashing, I recommend MPV as it handles malformed stream data a little better. VLC will work great 99% of the time on twitch though.
If you are expecting a more windows-like experience, I would suggest using Ubuntu or Kubuntu (or any other distro using Gnome/KDE), as these are much closer to a modern Windows GUI. With Ubuntu, I can use the default file manager (
nautilus
) and doCtrl+F
and filter files via*.ext
, then select these files then cut and paste to a new folder (drag and drop does not seem to work from the search results). In Kubuntu, the search doesn't recognize*
as a wildcard in KDE's file manager (dolphin
) but does support drag/drop between windows.