The distro choice just depends on how much you wanna "learn" about Linux; if you wanna learn a little bit about it, and have a rock-solid distro, with a small RAM usage, I'd recommend Debian stable or testing, with the Mate desktop!
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Try it out the worst that can happen is you install windows when you’re over it.
If you can, dual boot with two hard drives. Windows will work when linux doesn’t/you break it. Learn linux, distro hop, figure it out - and you’ll be able to learn at your own pace.
You can get a second SSD for less than $30. It can be a good option for dual booting of the computer supports two drive
I'd suggest starting with a distro that very user friendly. Pop OS was the distro that made me ditch windows completely. I could also recommend Manjaro, it's almost as user friendly but it has AUR which basically let's you install stuff from github directly if a package isn't available (For example xpadneo is basically a requirement if you use a controller with Bluetooth and it's only in github). I haven't had to open a terminal with Manjaro since the first install.
You can find answer to most of the questions in google. And there are always people who are willing to help in the internets.
@qooqie Start with the most user friendly distro TROMjaro. Even my mom computer retarded have no problems of using it.
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