Ubuntu is a very smooth and well put together version of Linux. I just tried something called LinuxConsole 2.0 off of a USB and it was nowhere near as nice. Tapping the touchpad did nothing, I had to use the button.
I am so glad I picked Ubuntu when I had to put a clean HDD into my laptop.
I’ll be trying a different distro on my USB soon.
I do have Ubuntu on one laptop (in fact, it’s the one I’m using now). I’ve tried Debian, Mint Debian, Fedora, Puppy and a couple of others but settled on Mint.
Prism-break.org does not recommend Ubuntu as there are some data leaks but these can be fixed pretty simply. (That site is a great resource by the way.)