I always recommend ZorinOS to beginners. It's a great distro that doesn't require any extra configuration. It's made for people coming from Windows and MacOS, y

I always recommend ZorinOS to beginners. It's a great distro that doesn't require any extra configuration. It's made for people coming from Windows and MacOS, you can give it a try. And don't worry about breaking the system, if the live USB works fine ZorinOS is stable enough to not break on its own. I've been using it for years for webdev (and I switched from windows too) and none of my installations have failed. ZorinOS is rock solid, in stability compatibility and usability.