Linux

I see that you already are confronted to the Arch btrainwashers, we made memes about them

Ubuntu is a very solid choice and will give you results very fast without hurdles. You can then look under the hood to see in detail how it work if you want to.

It's important to just stick to your package manager at first, don't jump too fast into the flatpak/snap/container wagon. When you know exactly the purpose of a package manager then you can look outside. Your package manager is your best friend, whatever the distro you use, stick to it as much as possible, you won't regret it.

Also, if you are looking for a program under linux but you only know the equivalent in windows/apple, you can use https://alternativeto.net/. Enter the name of the program you are looking for, then search for the alternative for linux.

For example, photoshop -> Gimp or Krita. Then search for it in your package manager.