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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).
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That is not true. Getting into literally any Linux distro, unless it is a Fisher Price kiosk, allows you to learn plenty. My entry point was the legendary Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 6 years ago. If some elitist or horrible teacher or idiot told me to use Arch, Gentoo, or their favourite BS distro, I would have stayed a Windows NPC forever. Clearly, if you look at my knowledge, I would not have deserved it.
Ubuntu has the greatest community support, supports all kinds of install packages and has extremely good security and update support. It is the best entry point distro, and even Mint is harder than Ubuntu, since any distro that requires you to do anything undocumented or hardly documented is a turn off for beginner.
I have a Linux/Windows computing guide aimed at transitioning and/or dual boot usage with experience of almost 2 decades. https://lemmy.ml/post/511377
while I agree with you, calling people who recommend other distro elitists, horrible teachers, and idiots is pretty combative and rude.
They are, if they recommend things to beginners without considering their perspective. Their own perspective on matters simply does not matter. This is why elitists and horrible teachers exist.