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I need to upgrade my ubuntu 18.04 desktop to something now, as it is out of support.
Pop looked interesting, but I am definitely looking for recommendations. I would prefer to stay in the debian/ubuntu type dostro, as that is what I am most familiar with, and can't be bothered re learning!
I've been running pop for a few years and pretty happy with it. Also, if you're interested, their window manager is a great way to get into tiling without having to fully commit.
I second pop. Nvidia drivers work out of the box. Flatpaks are treated like first class citizens. I hopped around a lot way back (Ubuntu, all its official flavours, mint, debian, elementary, even crunchbang) but landed on pop and haven't moved yet.
I really looking to get a pre- configured DE. Looks like I will be giving it a go.
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