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These tips would not be relevant to me when I was a beginner, rolling my own Gnu/Linux OS in the early 90s. Yet, these are the best tips to give a new user today.

1) There is no best distro (distribution) or best DE (Desktop Environment). There is only the one that is best for you. You will not find it if you do not try them out. It costs nothing to download Live distros and try them out. Do not take someone else's word for it, you choose what it right for you.

2) On a modern distro that would be appropriate for a beginner, one that has a simple installer such as Debian & Fedora flavors (which is quite a few options) you do not have to use the CLI. That is right, it is entirely optional. There is nothing a beginner with basic computer needs requires from the CLI. Modern DE are complete and can manage anything a basic user requires.

with that said yes the CLI can be an awesome tool. I have a terminal opened 99.99% of the time. I am not a beginner or a basic user. The things I do via the CLI are not anything a beginner or basic user would ever need to do. If 90% of your time on your computer is spent playing games, office software, or social media & the web you do not need the CLI. It is a shame that all to many users insist you must learn the CLI and that scares away a lot of users that believe that nonsense. I really wish they would stop.

Have a great day!