Best plug and play Linux

[pegasis]

what is the preferred distro for linux for;

plug and play and
user friendly,
and porting windows apps to linux?

 

[Mem]

I would say probably Ubuntu or Linux Mint IMHO,Zorin is user friendly as well.

As to Windows to Linux it depends on the app in question.

 

[planexcvs]

Seconded Ubuntu.

 

[Bateluer]

Ubuntu or Mint, close to a tie as they used the same repos. Depends on which UI you prefer.

 

[bbhaag]

Straight Ubuntu is horrible for first time users IMO. Try Mint 17 or Zorin like Mem suggested. Those are noob distros designed to get users accustomed to a Linux based system.

Porting windows apps to linux isn't an easy task. Wine is available but I recommend hitting up the software manager and trying to find similar software. Chances are what's available on windows has a similar counterpart available on linux.