dmroeder :
Hey ElliotPoots, do you mind sharing what you are wanting to learn?
Are you looking to simply learn to use Linux?
Or are you looking to learn the InfoSec world?
Are you planning on learning programming?
I wasn't trying to discourage you from learning anything earlier when I questioned you using Kali. You have to understand that a lot of people mistakenly pick Kali when it is far from the tool for the job. They often just don't know what it's usefulness is and seem to pick it for it's hacker reputation. Nobody that uses it professionally uses it as their daily driver operating system. They use it for their task at hand, which might be testing the integrity of their network, or trying to understand how a piece of malware works.
If you are just trying to get your feet wet with Linux, my personal preference is Mint KDE edition. I love the KDE desktop environment and Mint has been the most reliable to install and use from my perspective. Not to say that other distributions aren't reliable or easy to install, I've just installed a bunch of them and it tends to just work.
Once you've used something like Mint for a while and you are bored of it, try Arch Linux. That one can give you some fun challenges and can be used as a daily driver.
InfoSec mainly... But I am completely new to Linux, thanks for your advice from steering away from Kali.
Also, I've since heard about Parrot, it was recommended to me.
I face the same problem I had with Kali, I can install the distro fine, but cannot boot to it.
I just get a black screen with a flashing cursor, is this GRUB? I mean, it has to be GRUB...
My primary OS is Windows 10, this is on my primary HDD.
I installed Kali (now Parrot) to an external HDD, and the GRUB bootloader to that HDD also.
My plan is to use the BIOS boot manager, to boot to the hard drive, and then use GRUB?
My apologies, I'm completely new to this.
Thanks again!