A lot of the responses you're getting mention stuff that is only relevant if you're running a server or maybe on corporate desktops. If this is just your deskto

A lot of the responses you're getting mention stuff that is only relevant if you're running a server or maybe on corporate desktops. If this is just your desktop machine for your personal use... the key thing to understand is that Ubuntu used to put far and away the most effort into polishing desktop scenarios, and they acquired a huge user base that way. That user base didn't make them any money, plus a bunch of derivative distros showed up to compete with them for it. So these days they've pivoted to a server focus and it's still an OK desktop distro with one of the largest user bases, but it's not head and shoulders above the competition like it was 10 years ago. Personally I've been running Ubuntu on the desktop for over a decade myself, but the main reason I haven't moved to Mint is... emmhh.... I have better things to do than reinstall my OS? Next time I need to do it, that may be all she wrote for Ubuntu