It's been a few years since I used Mint, but I enjoyed it. Most of the Debian-based distros are very similar, actually. All are decent for beginners. If not Mint, Pop is another good option.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also Zorin

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I installed Zorin on my wife's (=no prior Linux experience) laptop something like 2 years ago. Considering the fact that she still uses it almost daily, I'd say you're right.

Personally, I dislike some of the custom stuff it has over the more standard desktop environments, but I do think it's great for usability in that it feels Windows-adjacent.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just boot it off a thumb drive and take it for a test drive.

Use Ventoy if you want to test multiple distros.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I did that prior and decided I like it, so I did a proper install. I just didn't try the sound jacks and didn't notice one of my drives not mounting.