@Jonaschuzzlewit @Humpleupagus @AbsoluteFail @MartinJJ @Dan_Hulson I'd suggest getting an Ubuntu based distro to start with because they're relatively simple to get into for newcomers and they have most if not all the features a basic user would want from a PC. Some people will try to talk you into Arch and/or Gentoo but they require a bit more knowledge to use and it's easy to break stuff. I'd recommend Linux Mint but straight Ubuntu is also fine.