I have no experience with Linux, but I’d like to give it a try. I’m looking at the System76 Meerkat and Thelio with the Pop!_OS option.
I don’t see myself gaming on it because I have a Windows machine for just that. I’d mostly be using it for learning Linux and doing basic things like web surfing and word processing (Libreoffice perhaps).
Any recommendations or advice? Thanks!
Pop!_OS is the distro that I usually recommend to my family members, and it’s the one I personally use.
You can’t really go wrong with any of the popular Linux flavors though. Pop!_OS is the best, in my experience, for minimal fuss and configuration.
If you want to experiment and really dig into the system and make changes to things, you may prefer something less configured, like Fedora or Arch. Pop!_OS is fantastic as is, and I try not to mutate it too much.