Everything everyone else said, but also it literally has more features. KDE Plasma and apps like Dolphin make Windows look like a toy.

I agree that the learning curve is surmountable, but the fact is that many people are unwilling to use a CLI, which is valid. It’s also very easy to bork your install with EOS, which is terrifying for people who don’t have the knowledge to even begin to troubleshoot issues and who just want their system to work. IMO new GNU/Linux users, unless they specifically request a more advanced distros that will help them learn how things work, should always be recommended a distro with the lowest possible learning curve in order to keep their data safe, their confidence high, and minimise downtime. They can distro-hop later if they want to learn.

I love EndeavourOS and I use it myself, but inflicting CLI package management and pacnew files on someone fresh from Windows is like throwing a baby into shark-infested oceans to teach it to swim.

My recommendation for new users is Fedora KDE:

• Almost never has any problems
• Works out of the box
• Up-to-date packages
• GUI package management and upgrades with Discover
• Lots of useful features vs. other desktop environments (such as GNOME that doesn’t even have a minimize button)

Mint is what I’d recommend for an elderly person who just needs to browse the internet and reply to emails, but for someone who needs to get work done it’s Fedora KDE all the way.

Fedora is a great distro. IMO it and Mint are the “it just works” distros.

Hard agree:

• Mint = “Just works”
• Fedora KDE = “Just works but also has a bunch of useful features and up-to-date packages”