Windows is just another ad platform, now.

Are there extensions for Kate as there are for VS Codium?

Don’t blame the tool just because you lack the skill or training to use it well.

Reaper is on a line with ProTools and has a linux port. I never like Ardour. Too much fiddly stuff.

Kubuntu 23.04. Eventually going to try Mint, see if it’s more stable on my machine, but there isn’t time just now.

All inkjet printers are an ink scam. If you don’t need color, or need it infrequently, get a b/w laser printer and be done with it. I bought a used HP Laserjet 2430 back with Ubuntu 18 and never looked back. I print a lot, and just a month ago broke into a toner cartridge I bought five years ago.