I am fairly novice at linux myself.  However, I know a biy about computers and, more importantly, can solve problems fairly efficiently even if I don't know what's wrong immediately. Thus, my approach may not be for everyone.  Still, I decided to jump in with both feet on my first linux install.  I was (and still am) interested in computer security and decided I wanted to check out Kali Linux.  I took the trial by fire method and wiped my HDD on my only laptop over the summer (while I have a desktop, I am a college student) and Installed kali on it.  I will tell you there wil be a lot of moments of confusion and frustration, but through it I learned a lot about Kali, programming, and linux in general.  So if you are a problem solver, I'd say find a distro with the features you like and jump in.  However, I'd use a parachute if I were doing it again.  I am just impatient and overconfident.  Good Luck

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