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Pick this guide from a 20 year Windows user. Ubuntu GNOME. Interact as less as you need with Linux "community", it gives tension, headache and stress. You will not regret it.
https://lemmy.ml/post/511377
Unfortunately Corel, Affinity etc will be a problem, keep Windows aside for that on a secondary SSD. Use Windows with Ameliorated Project, it will make Windows saner to use.
Really can't recommend GNOME to new users coming over from Windows. Either pick Cinnamon (Linux Mint) or KDE Plasma (openSUSE/Fedora KDE).
I did not start with KDE or Cinnamon. Start menu paradigm is unneeded when people will discover GNOME is giving the peak experience upon hitting Super/Windows key, when they can just search anything on the system or multitask that way.
I do not miss the Start menu much, even though I use both Debian and Windows 10. Most of the time, I am using Everything/FSearch to find files.
Also, the priority is stability and not needing to continously look up Terminal commands or ask the toxic community for help or minimise internet searches for help. GNOME is the absolute uncontested king DE to get the job done with least amount of it getting in the way.
Can you explain why you don't recommend GNOME? I installed Pop when I built my first PC about a month ago and I haven't noticed anything problematic
It's very different from Windows, and thus harder to learn for new users. Linux Mint (which uses Cinnamon) is basically made for Windows users, it has a more familiar interface and is easier to learn how to use. My personal favorite is KDE, it is also quite similar to Windows but allows for unlimited user customization. It follows the concept "Simple by default, powerful when needed", which in my opinion is a good representation of the entire Linux ecosystem. Pop!_OS is not the stock GNOME experience, in fact, it's quite different. It adds some functionality and changes how GNOME works. It's better than normal GNOME, but not perfect.