I get the feeling that Lemmy has a relatively higher concentration of Linux users. I’m preparing to move over to Linux when I build my new computer. I already put Linux Mint Cinnamon edition on one of my old laptops and I like it quite a bit. I figure that since I’ve been wanting to switch over for years, I should just do it. The games were the thing holding me back, and Proton seems to have taken care of that(I don’t really play multiplayer games that require anticheat… I’m a singleplayer kind of girl).
For me, anyway, I want to switch because Windows has been creeping me out with its telemetry. Windows 11 looks lousy, and I’d have to jump through some hoops to get my old hardware on 11, anyway.
Switched from windows to Linux about 12 years ago for everyday computing, with a windows gaming partition for about 7. Now completely Linux for 5 years or so.
I’ve heard good things about Mint. I’m more of a Gnome fan, so I stick with Fedora or Pop!_OS. Currently on Pop and still loving it. If you wanted to try either fedora or pop, I would start with Pop since it has a better out of the box experience, especially if you run an nvidia card.
The only other advice I have for new users, is to prioritize Flatpak for apps over system packages (debs, rpms, etc…)