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Please see the many many threads on this issue.
Basically, everyone will likely recommend theirs...
Try www.distrowatch.com and try any in eg top 20.
Personally I haven't used MS at home for 12+ years, but I believe that the most likely recommendation will be Mint if you want a distro that is easy to transition to, from MSWin.
Personally I feel that the best distro depends on what your h/w is.
If you have old/slow computer then some distros are better than others.
Similarly, if your h/w is EFI + GPT then be warned that some distros still have
problem with that h/w.
Your best bet is to search for your h/w and or just try a bunch of them on a usb boot drive and see how well they work on your h/w.
Dear Aashik Samuel,
Your question is open ended.
There are lots of things linux can provide. Hence some distros are optimized for one or other thing.
Hence if you have any specific need, then please tell us, otherwise if you just want to have something linux on your regular computing, then it is better to start with considering how powerful your hardware is?
So e.g. if you have older hardware, then you should look for lightweight distro, or you want to just have minimal linux, you can start with small size distros etc. It always depends on your needs what linux distro you will find best for yourself.
If you are going to use the computer you posted from, with Vista on it, then most distros will run. I'd go with the recommendation to use Mint: it's the easiest to start with and most people find it takes care of all their needs.
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