I have only used mint,pop,and nobara on my pc,I tried vanilla but didnt like it, Is there any good ubuntu based distro thats easy to use? I can use the terminal fine,I also want gnome 44

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    Have you tried Arch?
    You should try Arch.
    It will be exactly what you make it.
    It has great documentation and walkthroughs.
    It’s got a cool name.
    You get to say you run Arch.
    Join us… cthulu ftaghn

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    I’d go the other direction and choose Debian. It’s what Ubuntu is based on, and actually lives up to the spirit of FOSS.

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      Out of the box I would say Debian needs a fair amount of work after installation before it is an easy to use desktop OS.

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      The only problem that I have with Debian is that packages are several versions behind what would be considered current. If I had to use it, i would use sid, despite the dreaded “unstable” label.

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        I’m pretty sure sid also has package freezes for when it moves up to testing. In general Debian’s purpose is as a stable distro and it might be better to use a distro that focuses on rolling release for bleeding edge packages.

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    what’s your reasoning behind ubuntu? Ease of use and maintenance? I’d argue rolling release distros that don’t require ppa’s or snaps are easier to maintain.

    Arch has been amazing in my experience. In the last 5 years I’ve just rsynced my arch install to the 5 different desktop/media pcs across my house with zero issues.

    If the DIY aspect of it is too much for you to handle (which really is only user required at install and the install guide is actually great and only requires you to read carefully to succeed) you can use something like endeavourOS that removes the arch install process and is still pretty close to arch. I’ve personally found arch (and endeavourOS but NOT manjaro) significantly easier and less annoying to maintain than ubuntu and even debian that I run on my servers.

    Also, I have never used it but ArcoLinux is an arch based distro that has a lot of built in features that allow easy desktop environment switching and a lot more. The main guy (Erik Dubois) has a youtube channel and a real passion for teaching people. There is a wealth of information there.

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        Debian is a good choice *if* you’re going to use Flatpaks. If not, it’s a bad idea IMO.

        Don’t think about today situation with the new version. Think about two years from now. Without Flatpaks, you’ll have a lot of software problems.

        But overall I agree, Debian is a good choice too.

        E: formatting

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            Probably he means that Debian stable is outdated by definition (e.g., Debian 12 it just released to stable, and has Gnome 43 instead of 44), and to stay on top of new versions you would eventually rely on flatpak.

            However this is a false problem, because if you want a updated version, you just change your update channel from ‘stable’ to ‘testing’ in the sources.list conf file etc voilà you have a rolling release with fresh stuff.

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    Not Ubuntu-based, but I saw a friend who’s mainly a Mac user comment well about Endless OS, which is Debian-based (so Ubuntu’s cousin). Maybe worth checking out?

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    I mean, if you don’t like Ubuntu much and you can also use the terminal, maybe try out Debian? Packages are a little dated but if you are willing to live with it, it’s a great experience. I have some unstable repos added to my install for newer packages, and its been a good experience with 0 issues so far. I mainly use the GUI and its also been easy to use and super stable, although I suppose Pop and Mint would still be easier.

    It’s not exactly Ubuntu based, but its worth a shot.

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    Nobara is Fedora based afaik. I guess you didn’t like the Desktop Environment (the look and feel, user interface), not the OS in it’s functionality, since all of the distro based work basically the same under the hood.

    So: I suggest you to try different DEs, not different OSs. You could try Gnome, KDE, XFCE, i3, there are a lot.

    If you still want to stick with distro hopping, then i suggest you these good-looking distros, Ubuntu based:

    ZorinOS: looks and feels very similar to windowz

    DeepinOS: Very good looking DE

    ElementaryOS: kinda looks like MacOS, lacks some software from its store tho

    Bonus - Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE)

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    FerenOS is an Ubuntu based distro, kind of like a KDE Ubuntu Linux Mint. It’s having a new release next month.