The bells and whistles of Ubuntu includes the firmware and drivers necessary for computers to work out of the box.
In the past every time I tried out Debian on my laptops, I ended up with hardware problems.
Last time this happened, my Wifi wasn't working due to Debian not including the device's firmware. And there was no easy fix available, the only thing I could do was to recompile the kernel by myself. I then installed Ubuntu and it worked out of the box. Ubuntu is decent even on one of my MacBook Pro laptops I have, which is filled with components that need proprietary drivers.
My younger self wouldn't believe what I'm about to say, but I can't deal with hardware problems or any of that crap anymore. Still if I were to now buy a non-Apple computer, it's Ubuntu that I'd install on it.
On Google, they have people dealing with this shit, providing round the clock support and standardized hardware. That's not something that small companies can afford to do.
In the past every time I tried out Debian on my laptops, I ended up with hardware problems.
Last time this happened, my Wifi wasn't working due to Debian not including the device's firmware. And there was no easy fix available, the only thing I could do was to recompile the kernel by myself. I then installed Ubuntu and it worked out of the box. Ubuntu is decent even on one of my MacBook Pro laptops I have, which is filled with components that need proprietary drivers.
My younger self wouldn't believe what I'm about to say, but I can't deal with hardware problems or any of that crap anymore. Still if I were to now buy a non-Apple computer, it's Ubuntu that I'd install on it.
On Google, they have people dealing with this shit, providing round the clock support and standardized hardware. That's not something that small companies can afford to do.