Kubuntu

The aesthetics are more familiar for myself than vanilla Ubuntu, plus I use a ton of KDE apps like Krita and Kdenlive which feel native here. Most importantly for me though, there's a KDE extension for live wallpaper that feels native as well. It works seamlessly across multiple desktops and has no issues with compositor effects unlike previous attempts. Not everyone likes video as their desktop wallpaper, but it's a nice feature and one that can potentially improve the desktop experience substantially. For example, someone new to Linux could have a video on their desktop that highlights keyboard shortcuts or shows helpful commands for the terminal.

Unfortunately, many KDE extensions are now buggy or old enough that they don't work anymore. KDE also seems to have a few extra issues with bugs that Gnome doesn't share. For myself at least, it's all drastically improved since KDE's earlier days. KDE's now receiving significant attention through funding so the future looks especially bright.

[Edited by Ugotsta, November 01]

[Edited by Ugotsta, November 01]

I have switched from Windows OS long time ago and Kubuntu is still my favorite Linux distro. Fast. simple, stable powerful. I can recommend Kubuntu as your first Linux OS.

When choosing a distribution (=a flavor of Linux) the DE (Desktop, look) and the base distro are important.

KDE Desktop: Very customizable, modern, Windows7-11 like interface (with the best of all choosable and customizable). You can make it look like any other DE pretty much or however you want. A lot of awesome presets can be downloaded.

Ubuntu Distro: More modern than Debian, support for the most common .deb Linux install file, Flatpak and Snap support in Discover, very big user base, best app support I would say

KDE Apps: some gems here, Dolphin Explorer, Krita Image Editing and drawing, Kate Editor, lots more

When switching to Linux, choose this distro as your first. You will have the least struggles with application support, the UI is similar to Windows but more customizable and the Distro is pretty stable but also modern with important updates.

Regular Ubuntu with (modified) Gnome Desktop may have less to no bugs, but thats because of the lack of customizability. Gnome is very MacOS / Android like, so choose this when migrating from that.

the best performance / eye candy ratio. Has everything working.

Kubuntu is the best flavor of Ubuntu. If you are new to linux universe, try this OS. It's free, open-source, and the community are huge (the best thing to a newcomer who wants help when it needed).

fast, stable and highly customizable. support is easy to find

The best ubuntu distr!