There are ways to customize most of the Linux distros on your list to solve most of your complaints. It just takes chosing one and exploring the nuances, and getting involved in their community.
I use Fedora 43 with KDE and I thoroughly enjoy it. But it wasn't when I first tried it out.
With a bit of work, the repos can be setup as you want. Nubara is a Fedora based distro that will install the Nvidia drivers during OS install. Its strength is multimedia.
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