I used to “Distro Hop” looking for the “best” or “easiest” distributing to use- I learned that many are so similar that its probably best to settle on one distro as the main system, and maybe experiment with different distress on a different harddrive.
Most distros are quite similar, (while some are quite different) so I set out to find one that 8 liked the looks of, the stability of, and one that was easy to install and update programs on
Linux Mint Cinnamon filled the call.
I’ve experimented with others since landing on mint, but again, they were so similar thst I just keep with mint. Th3se days I don’t have a lot of time to mess around with things that “break”, so I don’t get into customizing the system like I used to.
I too has been sticking with Linux Mint Cinnamon for years now. It just works. I was drawn to it because at one time I was a certified Microsoft tech and didn’t really like using the command line. I’m more of GUI kinda user. There was still a learning curve and I still occasionally learn something new.
Bottom line is I can leave it running for a month or more before it tells me I should reboot it and it doesn’t bug me to update all the time like my dual-boot Win10 drive does. Thankfully I don’t need to boot into that drive all that often to do some photo editing. That and other software is not available for Linux which I think is monumentally stupid.