Ernest- I had read somewhere ocne that ubuntu is going more mainstream and becoming more like windows inthat they are doing some of the same spyware crap that windows is now doing- I don’t know if this is true or not- I’ve asked around on the issue- but the best some say is “I’ve heard that too’ but can’t corroborate it- I’ve also read that peopel aren’t pleased with the direction ubuntu has been going lately-
again, I don’t know if any of this is true or not- it’s just what I’m running across online (I use linux mint as main os for all Internet work- and have windows 10 in dual boot which i do not allow access to Internet at all- I realize linux mint is a derivative of ubuntu- which is why I’m lookinf for an alternative- I would liek to use debian, but i can’t for hte life of me figure out how to download and install the few linux programs I like such as mouse gestures, drivers for vid card etc- I can’t figure out hte complicated synaptic package manager- I’ve had no problems installing those tights and others with the ubuntu software package- i just wish debian would go to something easier l iek that- at least have an easier version for newbies like me)
But my key requirement is Gnome 3 with the accessibility option of zoom,
So I moved from Mint to Fedora based distros and am current;y running the Korora Gnome Distro which works well for me.
But check Fedora for support of those key packages you mention.
I have no idea whther they might
Why would Linux have spyware? They are not a corporate product, so there is nowhere to send the data to.
In any case, users could just remove the spyware and recompile the operating system. That is what Linux is, user-controlled.
Ubuntu is Debian.