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Haven't done much in the desktop space, but Ubuntu seems solid for noobs. Tons of tutorials out there to get a new person on their feet. Go Ubuntu, learn, change it up later. Not like this is a life defining moment. Go with what works out the box and has idiot-proof help out there.
My go-to for servers is headless Debian. Am I wrong? Serious question.
i imagine asking a linux user what version to use is the same experience other people have when they ask me about my favorite food, with 5 qualifying statements peppered throughout my explanation of how it depends on what kind of shoes im wearing
I went with Garuda. Itβs pretty. Steam games are hit and miss a bit still tho :/ I have Nvidia and intel stuff. I9-9900k /RTX super 2070.
Mint all the way.
Look, I know that there will never be consensus with this topic, but I genuinely believe Mint has the potential to become posterboy for the Linux boom.
It's not just about the path of least resistance (i.e., ease of use and learning with safety wheels), but it's also about setting the fundamentals strong and limiting them to maintainable manageable levels. Which I felt Mint walks the line pretty succinctly.
There's a song called 'No More Fucks to Give', all time banger (you should listen to it if you haven't), it made me have a small realization that you have only a limited amount of Fucks you can give in life, and I feel like same should be a good soft rule any distro to adhere to.