@MichaelBishop @PurpleJillybeans Also good: PeppermintOS (also based on Debian, though command line does show up with updates, out of the gate) and there are those who swear by MX Linux (also based on Debian).
Why am I pushing Debian-based distros so much, without recommending Debian itself? Well, the Debian install process is dated & somewhat arduous (confusing here & there, but mostly LONG), and then running it lacks personality until you (learn to) tweak it. It is rock-solid & only recently started shipping any non-free (as in libre) software at all, none of which is installed by default. But it is solid the way a sysadmin wants Linux to be; they want it to never crash & know how to configure it down to the minutest detail, to their liking. If you run Linux long enough, you’ll learn to do that. In the meantime, I recommend simple, mostly libre distros that work out of the box.
Last addition (I know I’ve been writing super-long posts, sorry!): An Ubuntu-derived (but fully de-Canonical-ized) distro that prides itself on being FULLY libre is Trisquel. But their LTS (long-term support) cycle & even general upgrade speed is SLO~O~OW, because they literally mean to tear every component of the system apart, remove ANY proprietary code at all, and rebuild it FULLY libre (or replace that component, if they can’t make it libre). That’s A LOT of work for a small team, and their kernel releases (for example) are SO FAR BEHIND even the near-newest “long term” ones listed on kernel.org. So, OK if you don’t mind running an old system you plan not to upgrade much, and which may not support the latest software or features, and also tough to use on the internet. But worth it, for some people.