Alma/Rocky - I wouldn’t particularly push fresh converts to RHEL/CentOS based distros, but maybe that’s just me…
Debian - sure… given they can figure out the slightly less intuitive installer and non-free stuff
Ubuntu - Canonical has been making some weird decisions lately. With them dropping Unity, then Mir… I wouldn’t bet on snaps while the rest of the world settled on flatpak

[–] casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just give em Fedora. Seems to get people good mileage from newb to netadmin

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Would you wish SELinux on a beginner tho

Jesting apart, it’s admittedly a solid option. Sticking to a mainstream distro is typically what I recommend, regardless of which one. Most of the debates surrounding distros are pretty silly to begin with, IMHO, considering most differences boil down to which package manager and init system they use, and their set of default software and configurations.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 months ago

Personally I would pick Mint over Alma/Rocky as I am less familiar with RPM based distros than DEB based distros, I would recommend Mint over Debian as it is easier to get working with gaming, Ubuntu is great, but I won't recommend snaps to a new user.