Available documentation
One of the most important considerations for a Linux beginner.
Ubuntu’s popularity means that it’s the best supported desktop Linux out there. We don’t have room to list all the official forms of documentation and tutorials on the website, while tutorials on the web often assume you are using Ubuntu. The official forum is split into different subforums and it’s fairly busy, meaning that nearly all questions receive a reply. Linux Mint is also an extremely popular distribution and benefits from the fact that it has a shared infrastructure with Ubuntu and Debian. Nine times out of ten, you can fix a Linux Mint problem or figure out how to do something by simply following the instructions that would work under Ubuntu.