brand of linux? or brand of hardware? Generally most hardware will work. May have some issue with printers and wifi cards/adaptors, webcams, and other external devices but otherwise, you should not have any issues with general components.
If you have never ran linux, I would suggest ubuntu since it has larger support base than most other linux distros since it is the most popular.
If you have never ran linux, I would suggest ubuntu since it has larger support base than most other linux distros since it is the most popular.