And that includes insects, arachnids, freshwater and brackishwater animals, birds, terrestrial microbes, ecologic niche animals (e.g. cave based).
And I guess seeds, spores, buds, fragments, etc. for every single non-oceanic botanic species in 7 continents.
Keeping them alive for weeks, and cattering to their incredibly distinct needs.
Ah ok, I misread your comment. Indeed having to worry about things like rpm or deb is totally a downer for someone just looking for a windows alternative.
Mint is also what I tend to recommend. Though Gaming users that are looking for a plug and play experience, I'm unsure if it would be better recommending something arch-based or an atomic image based distro like bazzite.
Dairy Queen'ed?