I’ve never had a problem with any media playback. I don’t think this is an issue on Bazzite, the immutable distro I’ve been using for over a year.

I think you overestimate the average persons need to configure their computers. Most people just use a web browser, email, and maybe some light gaming. No one new to Linux is going to be really upset that they can’t do complex system operations on the command line.

Get an immutable distro. You’ll never need to touch it again.

If it has the equivalent to the shape tool in Illustrator I’ll throw money at Inkscape. All my quick and dirty vector art comes from that tool. Merging shapes is zen 🧘