Which distro to install?

They’re upgrading me here at work to a new PC, and the old one is so old that IS doesn’t want it back. So I’d like to turn it into a desktop Linux machine to play around with. Get more experience with Linux.

I know there’s never going to be a definitive answer to this question, but which Linux distro do folks find the easiest to install for desktop use? I’ve done some Solaris and Linux work but I’m far from being an admin, so I’d like something easy to set up, configure, and maintain.

Thanks.