> One issue I've always had is when updating applications you use every day, one bad library could make the application unusable. Most are a dependency nightmares and there just aren't enough people paid to work on Linux apps to offer good support.
That's not really a problem anymore with immutable/atomic distros. Your entire system is upgraded in one go as a single image, any dependency issues are handled on the server (basically the image won't get built if there are issues). And most of your user apps will be installed via Flatpak or other means (homebrew/Nix etc) so you won't ever have to suffer from dependency issues unlike regular distros.
So if you want to get a distro that "just works", get an immutable+atomic distro (eg Aurora, Bazzite etc). Assuming of course, you've got compatible hardware.
That's not really a problem anymore with immutable/atomic distros. Your entire system is upgraded in one go as a single image, any dependency issues are handled on the server (basically the image won't get built if there are issues). And most of your user apps will be installed via Flatpak or other means (homebrew/Nix etc) so you won't ever have to suffer from dependency issues unlike regular distros.
So if you want to get a distro that "just works", get an immutable+atomic distro (eg Aurora, Bazzite etc). Assuming of course, you've got compatible hardware.