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Which distro for a non-technical windows user? (gehirneimer.de)

submitted 2 weeks ago by BentiGorlich@gehirneimer.de to c/linux@programming.dev

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Hi everyone, I am planning to install linux on my friends laptop and I am not sure which distro to install for them.

The options I am considering:

Fedora: I have it on my PC and since I will be the first person to be asked, I thought it would be best if I know the distro well
Mint: is a default suggestion, but I am not sure if it is different enough from the Windows look that one does not expect it to behave the same as Windows
Ubuntu: most widely available in forums, etc. And a good starting point in my opinion

What do you guys think?

EDIT: Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I'll stick with Fedora and let them try Gnome, KDE and Cinnamon :)

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

while the recent overposting of the latest update of zorin has been annoying it is still my recommendation because it is an out of the box distro. so after install you can burn a disk, watch a dvd, play a wav or mp3, make a document, rdp to a windows host, and it even has wine with play on linux installed so you can doubleclick windows programs and they are likely to run. its basically an ubuntu respin and its lts. its great for beginners but its not great for experts as its opposite of bleeding edge and experts tend to want less is more where its whats needed and they will add anything else with apps of their choosing. its also not a gaming distro. great for the beginner or the lazy (like me)