Debian is not the best distro to start with if you are you brand new to Linux anyway. It tends to assume that you have some understanding of Linux in general I

Debian is not the best distro to start with if you are you brand new to Linux anyway. It tends to assume that you have some understanding of Linux in general I think. You won't find app stores or wizards everywhere trying to shepherd you along for basic tasks. Ubuntu/Mint will do just fine for those users. They have all of that stuff and online forums to field questions. Once folks have adjusted and decide to use Linux for the long-haul they will start trying various distros on their own and land wherever they like.