Here is my formula ----- first, don't use hardware with proprietary drivers like Nvidia and Broadcom. I like AMD.
Then, Debian 13 (Trixie Stable) installs and runs as smooth as silk. The install lets you pick which desktops you want to use. I like Debian because it doesn't try to be like Windows. I prefer it over Ubuntu now. It defaults to NOT using flatpak and snap etc. It uses .deb ---- the package system that God intended.
Linux user for 32 years now.
Here is my formula ----- first, don't use hardware with proprietary drivers like Nvidia and Broadcom. I like AMD.
Then, Debian 13 (Trixie Stable) installs and runs as smooth as silk. The install lets you pick which desktops you want to use. I like Debian because it doesn't try to be like Windows. I prefer it over Ubuntu now. It defaults to NOT using flatpak and snap etc. It uses .deb ---- the package system that God intended.