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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.
I was able to get reaper working on ubuntu and everything else seems to be working well. I will check out mint though and see if I like it better
I tried linux mint and fairly quickly I had more issues than with Ubuntu. I tried to install reaper through the app store and it wouldn't launch. I had to get it from the website. I also tried to get wine through the app store and that didn't work either. I couldn't even get it to install properly through the terminal. I'm not too sure about switching now.