While "which distro is the best" feels initially like a flame bait thing, it doesn't have to be that. Even a discussion on religion can be informative, intellectual and entertaining if conducted with certain rules (e.g. with civility, comparative religion type of thing).<br>
<br>The key here is to qualify "best" with "what the user needs/what the use-case is" and "why distro X is better" for such needs/use case.<br>
<br>Ubuntu/Kubuntu was targeted to provide an easy to use and easy to keep up to date desktop from the get go. Their community bans the otherwise customary "don't waste my time, RTFM". They provide stable long term support versions for those who want to use their desktop as a means for doing other worth, and not Linux as an end goal itself.<br>
<br>The RPM vs. DEB format is partially what you are familiar with, but I am one who made the crossover, and found that DEB is worth the learning curve (from a command line point of view, if you use the GUI, no learning curve at all).<br>
<br>Fedora is bleeding edge, moves fast, and hence may be unsuitable for someone who wants to get on with their day doing work, rather than tinkering and exploring ...<br>
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