For security Because no one knows of it Why not run Haiku?

I don’t really see a whole lot of difference in opinion about Linux itself among the various Linux YouTubers I watch, TBH, nor do I see much difference in honesty in that regard, but I do appreciate Linux Experiment quite a bit for having the most focus on the “average computer user” compared to the others who so often get deep into the technical side of things and put a larger amount of focus on high-level stuff for IT professionals. I just want to find some cool FOSS software and DE features for stuff like media, office software, email and privacy/security. I don’t need hour-long deep dives into the latest distro vs distro or GitHub drama, or in-depth comparisons of the minutiae of different terminals and programming languages for development/networking/so on that most “average computer users” like me are rarely, if ever, going to use. Not that such information doesn’t have value, but it just doesn’t have much value to me specifically.

The hate mostly comes from the community that prioritizes free and open source software and being able to control when and how that software updates. If one has those priorities and wants more control over their software, then Ubuntu is not going to be popular. If someone isn’t really aware of the whole idea of FOSS and is just looking for an alternative to Windows, and just picks Ubuntu up and uses it, they’re still likely to find it a perfectly serviceable alternative that they don’t have to spend much time and effort to manage and tinker with to do basic home or office tasks: what most average users use a computer for.

Nowadays I mainly get themes from KDE’s system settings since uBlock hasn’t allowed me to directly install them from the “look” sites, but when I have downloaded and installed themes from those sites (mainly from gnome-look when I used GNOME) they’ve been legit, so those particular sites have been trustworthy enough to me. It’s easiest to just go through your DE’s system/theme settings and install them from there if your DE has that feature, though. Most of the themes you’ll find on the “look” sites will also be listed there.

I see something similar with updates on vanilla f-droid, the Play Store and F-Droid will install updates essentially when the same update releases to either store. From what I can tell, I don’t think it’s anything to worry about. If Android is like any other system, I don’t believe it would allow for installing the same app twice.