What linux OS should I use?

Recently I got a really old laptop (it was running win 7) and I installed windows 10 on it. The product key didn't transfer over from win 7, so I can't activate it. A big thing for me is customization, so not having a key isn't really an option. Before you mention anything about buying a new key, I'll just say I'm plain broke. Anyway, I was looking at a different OS to use and I think I'm set on Linux. I just can't really decide on which to use. Based on what reddit has told me, I'm leaning towards Mint, Fedora, and Ubuntu. (If you have a different one, be my guest.) I plan on being a casual user for now bc I'm a total noob when it comes to terminal and I don't want to have to freshly reinstall Linux or anything every time I mess with something. The features I'm looking for are: lightweight, customizable, more for casual users, maybe gaming.

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