What's the easiest and most secure linux distro for a non-techie? This is for a spare thinkpad I want to try linux on.
this post was submitted on 19 Nov 2025
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Mint is great, but if you have a touchscreen ThinkPad like I do and actually like to use the touchscreen a lot, Mint is very hit or miss.
I installed Fedora with Gnome and it works beautifully with the touchscreen.
I'd you want an it just works version, I recommend Fedora Plasma.
That's going to vary based on your definition of 'secure', and in my experience, most distros are very secure, it's usually the user that ends up messing the security up.
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