And because someone is going to say “Just use Linux”, believe me, I’d love to, but the user experience sucks for literally anyone who isn’t a software developer a

well that’s bullshit, I went to LMDE 3 years ago and all I did was install a new NVME, booted off a thumb drive and the os installed it, no issues since. Including an entire OS upgrade with a few clicks when Debian went from 12 to 13.

I wanted a few YT videos on how to configure the GUI.

Everything I need can be installed via Flat pack, which is a GUI software installer

I have dicked around with the CLI but only as a curiosity.

Thai said if you want to do exactly as you did in windows then … stick to wibdiws, if you want a GUI and happy to change course on apps eg I went from Lightroom to Darktable, use Inkscpae and I used LibreOffice on windows anyway but Nemo shits all over Explorer