I have used Ubuntu for desktops for 10 years now.
I have used RHEL (red hat enterprise LINUX -- (CentOS is the freeware clone)), Debian and Ubuntu on servers.
I like Debian based distributions because of the ease of internet community support -- it's just easiest to find answers and ideas.
Unlike Windows, I have never had a system go bad. I am still using my old SATA 3.0 drives from 2010. The LINUX ext 3 or 4 is a much better disc file system than DOS FAT32 or NFTS -- much more stable.
If you want to use LINUX try some distros on an older computer. Mint is a good starting out distro when switching from Windows. It is Debian base like Ubuntu.
I like Kubuntu the best -- the KDE plasma desktop is very professional and polished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kubuntu