If this is in the wrong community let me know, but I have been away from linux for a little while now, and I have decided to come back to it. I am trying to figure out what Distro and Desktop environment I should use.
I used to use Ubuntu and, Ubuntu based Distributions, though for various reasons I had bad experiences with the ones based down stream of Ubuntu, I have also heard that Ubuntu is no longer nearly as good as they where before. As for desktop Experences, I never really liked Gnome. That being said from what I can tell there has been quite a bit that has changed sense I left, and any recommendations would be much appreciated.
Tip I would give to anyone who wants to buy a laptop and get Linux : Chromebooks are cheaper because they don’t have a Windows licence included, instead they have ChromeOS which is free. So instead of paying for a Windows licence and throw it away you can pick a Chromebook and install GalliumOS. It is a lightweight and specialised distro it runs super good on very low-end laptops.