I have finally found my sweet-spot between being a total neckbeard (Arch) and following trends (Ubuntu) by simply starting with a minimal Ubuntu&#x2F;Fedora&#x2F;Debian installer and then installing whatever desktop environment I choose (I like MATE because it&#x27;s non-intrusive and fast enough for me). I usually use less than ~10% of the software that comes pre-loaded with most distros.