It is exactly why we chose Endeavour OS – we don’t need the “bragging rights,” but a terribly nice distro, ready to be installed in a jiffy. And, also a forum, where people reply to even a highly noobish question. I am here, because this forum is a good place to be, whether it is based on Arch or not. That is, it is Arch sans Arch forum. You say, you’ve been there for 15 years, so the bad habits.
If you want to look at an Openbox system…
And, don’t forget the OP subject…