So as someone who tried Ubuntu first because it seemed like the easiest place to start, don't. First off, I never could get Ardour to run right on it. Try Linux Mint. I switched this weekend and everything seems to work better and there appears to be a lot more available software when you aren't stuck with Snaps.
Why do some folks care what you eat, how you dress, who you fuck? It's because they don't know how to live without trying to push their own way onto everyone around them.
Retail therapy