I used Debian for years, it is stable and has very few surprises. Ubuntu is a clone of Debian and can be a bit buggy. That been said Ubuntu is great for tryin

I used Debian for years, it is stable and has very few surprises. Ubuntu is a clone of Debian and can be a bit buggy. That been said Ubuntu is great for trying new things. Probably my favourite distro of late is Fedora, works well, the s/w packaging system is stable and quite user friendly. My advice is try them all. Oh and FreeBSD.