You should try plain Debian and KDE Plasma (the desktop it’s one of the options of the shelf, you just pick it with the installer). I have been doing that and it’s great, even with old hardware. Ubuntu is way too much bloated. And of course proton works like magic.
It’s Thanksgiving dumbass, prostitutes have no place there, that’s for Christmas. You should bring a Native American to true honor the tradition. If he or she happens to be a prostitute, or you have enough trust, ensure a very loud fuck that night, and please keep yelling “thanks for this” so everyone knows you are thankful.