Which Linux Distro Should We Recommend?

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Jesse Smith on Distrowatch tests more Linux distributions in a year than most of us can name. He has selected four, but with one he strongly recommends as the best for beginners. It is not the one I use, nor is it the one he uses, but I like his first two choices. Bill and I will not be surprised by his choice for position one or two. So, if someone is giving up their Win10 machine to a Linux distro, which one should we recommend, and probably actually install for him or her?

Here are Jesse's choice four choices:

https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20251222#2025