Hey, so my friend asked me which distro i can recommend for him. He basically used Windows his whole life. The recent developments of Microsoft though seems to worry him, so he want to give Linux a try.

I myself use Linux since around one year, so i’m definitely far from being an expert and i don’t really feel i have enough expertise to give him an appropriate answer. I use OpenSUSE Tumbleweed and love it, but i suppose it’s not a good distro for him since he is not that tech affine and i suppose getting used to the terminal is a bit much too ask and could scare him away from the Linux experience.

So what im looking for is a distro, that is easy to use (for beginners & non techies; also not a rolling release) but is also good for Gaming (NVIDIA) and lightly everyday stuff. He uses his computer only for free time, not for his work.

I hope some people here have some helpful recommendations. I was thinking of maybe recommend Mint or Ubuntu, but i only used Ubuntu for a few days and don’t really know much about it.

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    I use Garuda and it is great. Lots of DEs to choose from and it’s super easy. It is rolling release mind you, but the most beginner friendly one there is. It’s also gaming focused and it got a lot of different additional little applications specifically so you don’t have to use the terminal. My favorite distro for gaming and also my favorite distro period. I am using it for 1-2 months now for work and gaming :)

    Other than that Mint is a great choice too.