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How many are there?
It depends.
See, that’s not helpful. The right answer is to direct someone to this GitHub project:
https://github.com/FabioLolix/LinuxTimeline
The releases page contains a 3420x12488 PNG to provide a simple and concise answer.
Working pc with low effort? Just use Linux Mint. Is basically an Ubuntu without bloat and less strict on packages. Also cinnamon as desktop is both super windows-familiar and customizable with close to no need for the terminal.
Gaming pc fast and updated? Catchy OS with a KDE plasma desktop. So you can say to other “I use Arch (derivate) btw”.
Proceeds to use it exclusively for browsing the web.
Exactly 69 upvotes - as it should be.:-P
The wrong assumption is that you have to pick the best of all possible everything the first time. People agonize less about choosing a type of car to spend $30,000 on knowing that if you sell it used its instantly worth 5000 less.
Meanwhile you can switch everything about your computer in 2 hours for free.
For first-timers: pick at random and use it until it annoys you. Then you can make an informed decision second (third, fourth, …, nth) time around
The big advantage of Linux it’s fully customizable The big disadvantage of Linux, it’s fully customizable
Ventoy and go, try a bunch.
But the correct answer is Mint with XFCE
Ventoy is one of the wonders of the modern world. That said, probably easier to use Virtual Machine Manager if they just wanna explore options.
AI trash aside, I think the default recommendation for newbies should be Linux Mint with Cinnamon environment. It’s familiar, simple, and fully functional. Lots of people use it as their go-to for general purposes, myself included.
You think choosing your Linux distro is bad, imagine having to choose your electricity, water, internet, phone, banking, and insurance provider as well as your local councillor, workplace, school, career, entertainment, childcare, car, house, food, etc.
This “love choice, hate choosing” is a really valuable thing to understand.
