I believe I heard that there was some scandal involving Ubuntu, but perhaps I’m wrong. Please feel free to correct me. Are there any (other) distros that I should be weary of for privacy-sake?

For security, I want to be well-protected against any and all untargeted attacks. So protection against malware is included.

Thank you for the general notes/recommendations/advice about safe practices on Linux! Regarding sudo (and the terminal in general), I’ve just accepted that it will be part of my workflow going forward, even if the amount of times I had used it on Windows can probably be counted on one hand. Regardless, beyond not sudoing random commands, are there like rigid guidelines (or something) one should adhere to for safe/secure computing?

It’s vega. So, how exactly should I proceed? Thank you so much for the help!

Firstly tell what ur GPU that u wanna use it for davinci resolve

An Amd GPU from 7 years ago

secondly tell what ur threat model

I haven’t properly formalized my threat model yet. But assume that I want protection against any and all untargeted attacks.

tell what u want exactly to achieve

A general-use OS that I’d use to replace my Windows 10 installation. There’s a ton of software that I use and for which I have to find replacements (eventually), but Davinci Resolve is probably my biggest worry.

Uhmm…, I’ve heard it’s hard 😅. Though, I will consider it if the following applies:

• Its difficulty is in the same ballpark as the security-focused distros on Privacy Guides’ list
• It can trade blows with the security-focused distros with respect to security

Would you happen to know if the above applies?