/r/ Linux info

I'm looking at getting away from Microsoft OS's, and trying one of the open source OS's.

My question is, "Which one"? I've seen many versions on the shelves, but I don't know which is better for the first time user.
So instead of browsing the magic google, I decided to try here.

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You're thinking of Debian. The Ubuntu community is actually very helpful to noobs. Largely because it consists almost entirely of noobs itself. The more likely response will be "oh well try clicking on the thing with the stupid name" or "open a term and type some random crap that I don't understand but someone else told me to type when I had a problem that bore a superficial resemblance to yours."