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if you're a first timer and already got arch with kde set up you're pretty fucking tech savvy ngl
But that doesn’t mean it’s a good place to start.
Try Linux Mint, Ubuntu, or Fedora. Any of these will be easier than Arch and offer point and click installation for steam, drivers, and just about anything else.
When you get some more experience, instead of arch you can try endeavourOS. it’s basically arch with good defaults and has a fantastic KDE implementation.
I'd argue that beyond surface-level stuff, the Debian-based distros have a steeper learning curve. PPA's, packages with versions in the name of the package,
.deb
s that don't update with the rest of the system, the list goes on. No shade to anyone who is happy with Ubuntu or Mint, but I too started on Ubuntu and didn't find it intuitive enough to stick around. OP is talking about avoiding the terminal, "just use Debian" is not even a solution to that.