Reading the responses to this comment are interesting; wildly different experiences with Windows and Linux. Likely due to the different use cases involved, hard

Reading the responses to this comment are interesting; wildly different experiences with Windows and Linux. Likely due to the different use cases involved, hardware the OS is running on, and software/drivers installed. My 2c: If you use common PC hardware with standard peripherals, and stick to software in your distro's package manager, you're fine. Ubuntu and Mint are popular and easy-to-use choices. Most people have an easier time than I do, but it feels irresponsible not to post this; I've been trying Linux every few years for the past 20. My experience hasn't deviated much from this: I've found that once you start installing drivers for non-standard hardware, or installing software not in your package manager, there's a pattern of - C+P text into CLI - Errors - Sudo edit system config files - Browse internet forums, Stack Overflow, and generally channel XKCD: 979. Tens of browser tabs open; hopefully one has the answer. - End up kicked out of the GUI after a reboot - The system is totalled, in that it's easier to do a clean install than fix it. It feels like there's a tension between you're not supposed to use sudo except in special cases and you have to use sudo to do anything.