It’s somewhat less mainstream, but it’s often recommended to recent converts from Windows as a more familiar experience, plus, Ubuntu offers more choice (like regular Ubuntu, all the flavors that are mostly different desktop environments (which Mint also has, but not as many), and Ubuntu server edition), which is a detriment for new linux users. Imagine accidentally installing Ubuntu server.
It’s somewhat less mainstream, but it’s often recommended to recent converts from Windows as a more familiar experience, plus, Ubuntu offers more choice (like regular Ubuntu, all the flavors that are mostly different desktop environments (which Mint also has, but not as many), and Ubuntu server edition), which is a detriment for new linux users. Imagine accidentally installing Ubuntu server.
But snap bad