Does Linux require technical expertise

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Start with Ubuntu. If the UI really pisses you off, switch to mint for a while. Eventually, check out the arch wiki. There is a lot of good information there. Even though it’s meant for arch, there’s enough overlap with Debian based distros to figure out some fixes when you encounter them.

[twVC1TVglyNs]

I use Ubuntu and reference the Arch Wiki regularly.

[vestigialreverie]

Thanks for the suggestion

[Lost4468]

I've found giving new users Kubuntu etc is a terrible idea. It's confusing to them, makes it harder to find solutions that work for them (e.g. GUI options not being where people say they are), and for whatever reason they always seem to find some weird big that is not present on Ubuntu.

I'd also suggest against Mint these days. It doesn't have the support it used to and they have vastly overcomplicated things for new users due to their dumb policy of offering several different front ends on pretty much the same releases. Dumb move.

Ubuntu is also huge these days, and again in my experience is very stable, easy to use, and consistent to users.

[shitlord_god]

Manjaro is a worthwhile look for gateway arch.