There are many Linux distros. The most popular include; Debian which is 19 years old, Fedora, Ubuntu, Mageia and Mint Linux which uses the Cinnamon desktop interface.
In my opinion, Linux, in all its many distributions (Ubuntu, Mint, puppy, and many more) is better than Windows. Of my seven computers, only my wife's computer uses Windows 7 - my six computers use Ubuntu!
Different Linux distributions can use different GUI's some will use Gnome or KDE. Most distributions will let you choose which you want. If you have an older machine you might want to use XFCE or LXDE window managers. If you are looking for a distribution you might want to try Linux Mint it uses all of these Window Managers.
How Linux (or any other operating system) is used depends on what the user wishes to do.
No. Apple uses their own operating system. Linux is used by the cool people
A Linux distribution, known as distro or flavor, is an operating system that uses the Linux Kernel. I think the most common one is Ubuntu.
Ubuntu-based distributions are amongst the easiest Linux distribution families to install, which includes Linux Mint. Depending on your hardware configuration, you will have to look up your hardware specifications, in particular if it uses BIOS/CSM/Legacy Mode or UEFI. From there on, the onscreen instructions should help in general - though do take note of the blockdevice names as assigned by udev for your storage drives as you do not want to overwrite your personal data by accident.
No. Hybrid implies that there is a mix with something else. Fedora uses only the Linux kernel.
True.
"The linux computer that is the best for your situation is the one that uses Linux. I would recommend going to a place that sells computers, like Best Buy to find out."
Kindle Fire HDs use a customized version of Android, which is a mobile operating system running on the Linux kernel with a non-GNU userland.
Half dollars in 1942 were produced at 3 US Mint facilities; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania {uses no mint mark}, Denver, Colorado {uses the letter "D" as a mint mark, San Francisco, California {uses the letter "S" as a mint mark.