Doesn’t matter what distro you choose. I’d suggest picking one with a large support base, and not a niche distro.

But ultimately, pick one, don’t become a distro hopper, or one of these folks that’s always asking “what’s the best distro”.

As a new user, if you try out a distro for a few months and it’s just not “clicking” for you, there’s nothing wrong with trying something else out.

More than anything else, once you do find the distro that feels like home, learn to tune out the haters, because they’re going to crawl out from under their rocks every bloody time you mention the distro you use, and try and tell you why what they like is better.

You’ll notice I haven’t mentioned which distro I use. And that’s for a reason. I happen to think it’s pretty damned fantastic, but there’s at least one other person that will read this, and feel its the worst thing ever, of all time.

As far as tips go? Learn to read error messages, learn how to use a websearch, learn how to ask intelligent questions when you need help.

I highly recommend giving this a read: https://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Yes, it’s old, but it’s just as relevant as it was when Eric Raymond wrote it back in 2001.