i was also tempted to just go the debian route - but the free Ubuntu Pro subscription for personal use with 12 years of bug/security updates (and ultimately, peace of mind) was what won me over - I hate reinstalling or upgrading my OS so over a decade of not changing anything is really appealing to me.
i've been playing my steam games with Proton so far and it's been solid
i've been playing my steam games with Proton so far and it's been solid