If you're looking for a distribution for an aging machine and you want to go with something other than a Ubuntu-based distribution, walk through the Arch with Omega.

Arch-based distros that are actually pushing Linux forward.

PCWorld’s guide helps users navigate the overwhelming choice of approximately 250 Linux distributions by focusing on five main strains: Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, Arch, Slackware, and Gentoo.

No accidentally breaking things using the terminal.

I've used Windows for decades, but I tried Linux to see if it's truly 'easy' now - and one thing surprised me ...