starting a Linux distro argument probably
Trying to figure out what Linux distro I'd recommend and I'm coming up with Debian (for stability), Arch (for tinkering and frequent updates), Bazzite (for gaming if you don't want to tinker), AntiX (if you have <=4GB of RAM).
I know Ubuntu's value-add is supposed to be usability, but I don't feel like it's more usable in practice than one of those alternatives depending on your situation.
@zhenboli Oh I hadn't heard of that. Seems like they have something similar for other desktops too: https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/
Might be a better idea than Debian if you want a stable desktop.