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So I could recommend a distro, as you asked (which would be Ubuntu) but instead I believe what's better is making the switch... small!
In practice that means safety net and familiarity all around :
this way you should find YOUR distribution in no time and you won't be afraid of messing up!
Honestly it's a fun adventure. I've been learning Linux and CLI tools decades ago and I'm still learning to this day so do not assume there is one solution you can find today and move, it's a process, a long one, but a really empowering one IMHO.
That's the spirit 🫶.
That's really what I'm doing on my debian server where I host my docker containers.
I don't care if I brick my system while playing arround because every day at 00:00 a crontab job dumps all my database and saves all my docker volumes and docker-compose to an external HD and saves most important dotfiles and wireguard configuration.
Back Up and running in 30 min !
2 years in, still going strong and learning everyday something new, keeping everything I learn in a markdown file.
Wild ride, sometimes alot of frustration, but what an empowering experience !