Linux replacement for Windows - What flavour do you recommend?

There are some basic decisions you have make before “choosing a linux”.

  1. Are you going to “do DEB or RPM or ARCH” (meaning “Debian-based” or “Redhat-based” or “Arch-based”)

  2. Are you going to “drink the UBUNTU koolaid” or not

  3. Are you going to do “GNOME or KDE or CINNAMON or XFCE”

  4. Are you going to “SNAP or NOT SNAP”

(my worthless opinion) I no longer do Redhat or Ubuntu or Snap or Gnome.

If you are willing to “do Ubuntu”:

YES → Linux Mint Cinnamon
MAYBE → Pop OS
MAYBE → Kubuntu

If you do NOT want Ubuntu:

YES → MX Linux (have to decide between XFCE or KDE)

If you want to “do RedHat”:

YES → Fedora (have to decide on GNOME or KDE)

If you want to “do Arch”:

YES → Manjaro
MAYBE → The Chris Titus Arch Installer

P.S. Though I don’t “do Gnome” I do agree that, at this time, it is the MOST supported DE on the planet.

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