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Yeah I installed that one you're thinking of.
Any popular non-specialized version will be perfect.
For a new user, the internal differences will be imperceptible, the same applications will be available, and community support will be there.
If you can, install Virtual Box on your current operating system and test the distributions you are considering to see if there is one whose default interface you like best.
I use Mint/Cinnamon.
Tripleboot Debian, fedora and arch.
If you want to emulate the meme, LFS.
Obviously we all have our own opinions and good for us but it's fairly obvious that if you're using something that's been around for 10 or 20 years it's probably gonna be okay. So good for you. The Super New Disros are ones where you probably want to pay more attention before adopting them. But some of them are pretty good too, I would imagine.
Guys, what's the best Linux distro to install on my PC? The one you don't need to install
I'm running kubuntu which I find runs well with no issues (Intel with an NVIDIA card) and plays every game Ive tried to play. I chose kubuntu because I'm more experienced with debian based distros and I like KDE, but I do feel like maybe I should have gone with fedora and KDE instead. Can't really be bothered to distro hop right now though.
So I put kubuntu on my bf's laptop (intel/nvidia), and it's been a painfully bad experience.
Interesting, what hasn't worked? Im running a desktop so might be having less issues due to less bespoke hardware.
I ran it on an Intel/NVIDIA laptop about 10 years ago and had a lot of trouble getting the graphics to work well, particularly the Optimus switching. It never felt like it was working properly and graphics were always sub par to what I got running windows. It was a long time ago in computing terms though.
the best distro is the distro you like most out of the ones that work for whatever it is you do on your pc
I use and love Arch, but it's definitely not for everyone.
Assuming you're a hobbyist who wants to play games, CatxhyOS or Mint would be my suggestion
I like Ubuntu too, but Snaps can be annoying with permission weirdness and odd errors that usually stem from their sandboxing system. To be clear the sandboxing is good in theory, but I tried using the Blender to edit a file I got from a friend and I ran into permissions issues. I ended up deleting the snaps and installing from command line and it was so much better.
Installing blender without the app store is still super easy...
sudo apt install blender
In this thread: people proselytizing their favourite distro and telling you how your computer suits their distro -- not necessarily the best distro for your computer.
OK but not if you use Fedora
The one Iβve been thinking about is gentoo
Pika
I see lots of recommendations for Fedora here. I like Fedora but it tends to be a tad bleeding edge and major version upgrades used to be impossible or sketchy at best. I hope they at least largely worked out the upgrade thing by now.
Mint and Ubuntu are usually the best recommendation for people new to the Linux world. Bazzite if they are into gaming.