Long time linux user: The worse problem is they don’t even tell WHICH manual is relevant to the issue.
“How do I make my secondary drive auto-decrypt?” “RTFM”
Could have at least said “man crypttab 5” so that I don’t have to waste 3 hours just trying to find the starting point.





Archlinux. The wiki and forums are comprehensive, occasional issues I create easy to google, surprisingly reliable. AUR makes it easy to install third-party software.
For the above mentioned reasons, I would recommend you go with one of the big 3: Debian, Fedora, or Arch. Most other distros are either derived from one of the 3 anyways, or are niche.