I chose Ubuntu because back in the day - it was the easiest to install - Had all (or most of) the packages I wanted - the deb packages beat out rpm hands dow

I chose Ubuntu because back in the day - it was the easiest to install - Had all (or most of) the packages I wanted - the deb packages beat out rpm hands down (back in dependency hell days, things are way better now) - when I had (or have even now) a problem, I could ALWAYS find a solution in the Ubuntu Communities. I may have to tweak it on install, to get a decent UI, etc. But if that's the worst of it, it isn't all that bad.