I’ve seen people suggest Ubuntu without mentioning Kubuntu, but it seems like most people (especially gamers?) prefer KDE Plasma. I’ve seen people complain about Ubuntu’s GUI and lack of customization, but then no one suggests them to try Kubuntu instead. It seems like people just don’t know that Kubuntu exists.
Also as an aside, people often criticize how slow updates are on Ubuntu/Kubuntu/etc, but if you enable the backports ppa then it’s actually pretty quick!
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
I loathe gnome, so whenever I recommend “Ubuntu” I always specify Kubuntu for that reason.
The average joe has no idea what “desktop environment” means and will not understand how you can just swap DE’s even. So starting them off with Kubuntu specifically is ideal IMO.
Ubuntu is fine for grandma, or even Mint, but someone born in the last 40 years will probably appreciate Plasma more.
If you’re really wanting to use “Ubuntu” but don’t want any of the standard options then PopOS is fine from my experience.
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