Arch. No I’m not being a troll or suggesting something bad.

The reason I suggest Arch by itself is because of ArchInstall script. From there, it’s simple to use.

Learn to use pacman, and maybe an AUR Helper like Paru or Yay.

Arch Wiki is quite robust.

That may help! Thank you!

It struggled with my NeuralDSP VSTs and BiasFX last I tried

Side note: yabridge may be of help for VSTs

Also, another DAWci recommend is Reaper