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Well, looks like you know how to format a PC. Then you already did 90% of the dirty work of installing and using a Linux.
Choose a friendly-linux distro and you'll be fine. I suggest you to try ~~Arch (I'm joking!)~~ Linux Mint, Fedora, PopOS or Zorin OS.
I think PopOs would be really easy!
I really like System76s work so even though never used PopOS it is very likely fine.
But Zorin, hell no. It is a randomly patched outdated GNOME and their installer is Buggy.
Just use Fedora with Dash to panel and you have a better experience.