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Ubuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behind
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Not for modern hardware from my experience. Instead of suggesting one distribution, I would say Debian for some old hardware models and fedora is the sweet spot for modern hardware.
In my opinion, Fedora is too close to bleeding edge. For me, tumbleweed is the sweet spot