RE: (Reasonably) New to Linux
It's probably not the answer you were looking for, but seriously -- consider switching to Macintosh. With OS X, you will get a UNIX(FreeBSD) OS with an outstanding and consistent GUI on top, a good selection of apps, and all of it will just work.
The "just works" part and consistency have always been the weak spots for desktop Linux, mainly because there are competing solutions for everything (e.g. GNOME vs. KDE). When you start to mix and match, that's where maintaining a desktop Linux system becomes a full-time job.
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