This is why some people go for more manual and minimal distros and desktops ... fewer bugs. I use mostly Arch Linux, with the core components of the Mate deskt

This is why some people go for more manual and minimal distros and desktops ... fewer bugs. I use mostly Arch Linux, with the core components of the Mate desktop environment. But I've used Ubuntu a lot in the past (and even a bit currently). Even though it often rolled out newer major versions of packages sooner, Arch always seemed to be less buggy than Ubuntu, because it didn't try to make everything "just work" by auto-configuring stuff or applying integration patches etc. You might not want to do the rather manual Arch install/setup/configuration thing, but if you do go through it, you're rewarded with a less bloated and less buggy system, and a better understanding of what all the parts are.