For someone brand new to Linux I'd suggest something stable. Stable put you into the Debian/Ubuntu distro category.
For a desktop environment I'd suggest using KDE Plasma because you can customize it to look closer to a Mac with dock and icon tweaks.
Good Debian based would include MX Linux of Mint Debian Edition.
Good Ubuntu based would be Kubuntu or Tuxedo.
https://mxlinux.org/
https://linuxmint.com/download_lmde.php
https://kubuntu.org/
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/TUXEDO-OS_1.tuxedo
/ Emperor Kuzco
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2024-10-10 00:59:57
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