"This reviewer generally recommends that newcomers test the Linux waters with either Ubuntu Mate or elementary OS, depending on whether the person is coming from Windows or macOS."
Quite right too.
I still don't understand why the latter (and this) like having a menu of programs on the bottom of the screen, when losing usable height is more of a pain than losing width on widescreen displays. Having the menu on the side is the one thing that Unity got right.