Linux is not a tool for non-techies
(Disclaimer - I'm a retired 'techie' with 50 years experience on mainframes under my belt)
I've been using Windows for many years and I'm very satisfied with it. With the looming EOS for WIN10 though, I decided to try and move to Linux.
Oh Dear!
As has been said, there's way too many versions to choose from. I eventually settled on Ubuntu.
Yes, it installs. Yes I can navigate around user interface.
Use it to do at least some of the things I use Windows for? Not a chance!
Tried to fire up Libre office to load a worksheet and the first thing it wants to do is create a database of some sort.
Tried to use VLC to rip a DVD - that works, but it selects the soundtrack from a different title on the DVD.
Tried to get a Hauppage TV stick working - Nope! Patches won't install.
Had to buy a new scanner for copying documents, since the one I've been using for so long is not supported. Again, the necessary patches won't install
The only thing I can get working to my satisfaction is Opera for browsing.
Try to use almost any support site for help and some wanky power-drunk 'moderator' tells you that you're not supposed to post 'that sort of query here'...
If you do actually find some documented help that looks like it be the answer, more often that not it's out of date.
Linux is a tool for the enthusiast, not the Joe Public end user.