I’ve dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool.
Which current distro has the best GUI, in your opinion? I find modern Ubuntu to feel a little basic and cheap. I guess I don’t really like modern Gnome. I’m currently using Windows 10 LTSC which is probably the best possible version of Windows, but I’d jump to linux if I could find a distro with a gui that feels at least as polished and feature rich as Windows 10 LTSC.
Maybe it’s just that it’s familiar, but Zorin OS has always had the most “it just works” GUI to me. It’s clean, stable, and provides many sensible presets if you prefer windows environments, mac environments, old school gnome, etc.
Aside from being very pretty it also has great UX and linux beginner onboarding features. For example if you try to open an exe file for the first time, it explains that this is a Windows-specific file and sets up Wine for you.
A lot of people recommend Fedora and PopOS for people getting into Linux but honestly Zorin Core has always been my #1.
Using Zorin OS right now and it might be my favorite Linux distro ever. It’s like a stock, good version of Windows 10 or 11 (it’s obviously not Windows but that’s just an easy comparison visually speaking). For the longest time I couldn’t get myself to fully switch to Linux due to needing to use video editing software for my job, but installing DaVinci Resolve Studio on Zorin was a breeze, and they even have an easy to follow guide for doing so.