“new to Linux” is not accurate.

I’ve been using Linux since kernel 1.2.13. I chose a “noob friendly” desktop OS because the last time I used a gui on Linux was Xfree86 in 1995ish with the modeline hell; even while helping build, support, defend and maintain AT&T Unix and enterprise Linux, we were all back to w98se because of the non-fuckery GUI experience.

With w10 dying, I finally needed to kill win7 at home, and I’m back with the “noobie” Linux version.

Point is, I’m no noob. I’ve been on Linux enough that when I went back to a GUI after 30 years, I just wanted a non-fuckery (and SLSA-observant) GUI to work with. Because life’s too fucking hairy to fuck with the GUI and other ancillary shit, some days.