My late father used Ubuntu as his daily driver for over a decade. With the default desktop environment it really is so easy even a Boomer could use it.
Snaps, though, were a mistake.
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I used Ubuntu a long time ago and is was very good for its time. I stopped using it when they started sending search data off to Amazon.
I used it briefly, but the out of date libraries did my head in long before Canonical became a spyware company.
Their passion for UX was great for onboarding, and its a skill set I'm totally lacking! :-D