@threat @BiggusDiccus @laurel

> first thing, don't listen to anyone with strong opinions.

I think you have strong opinions. I have strong opinions. I think the important thing is to ignore the people that insist on the Single True Way. Jojo installed Ubuntu and I hate Ubuntu but he asked for help and there were fun threads about Jojo learning Ubuntu but 100% of those threads also attracted dipshits whose advice to Jojo was to uninstall Ubuntu and switch to their preferred distribution.

That having been said:

> linux mint

I have twice installed this for someone because I thought it was set-and-forget, but it fell over more than once. I think Ubuntu is exactly as noob-friendly as Mint but it's easier to get help and Mint makes Ubuntu look reliable.