pivpn for wireguard setup:

• https://www.pivpn.io

newpipe and libretube for youtube:

• https://newpipe.net/
• https://libretube.dev/

And the entire Fossify app suite in Android:

• https://www.fossify.org/

scrcpy for connecting to my Android screen from my laptop:

• https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy

kde connect for general android/laptop connectivity:

• https://kdeconnect.kde.org/

madlad :)

I was a happy Ubuntu user for more than a decade and I agree that it’s a good beginners distro. I am now using Manjaro, which is also very good. In fact, Manjaro might even be more beginner friendly because it support Flatpak out of the box.

python is like that. someone waay smarter than you have already done this 10 years ago.