My Linux Distribution Selection (Top Five)

1. Debian Gnome

2. Linux (Debian) Mint Cinnamon

3. Linux Lite - Ubuntu Desktop which modified Gnome

4. MX Linux KDE but not Flushbox

5. Elive with Enlightenment Desktop

There are other desktops

6. MATE used by Parrot OS

7. Ubuntu Budgie which had limited applications but good for old hardware. 

I have limited experience

8. Unity Desktop

I have limited experience.

 

9. IceWM which is really beautiful on minimal resources.

 

10. Fswm which is new and pretty good.

A new discovery.

11. i3 did not work

12. Compiz of Wayland (Ubuntu) did not work.

 

Arch Based Distributions.

Most of them have Beautiful KDE Desktops. 

Use Calamara Installer which is easy on a newbie but one should try Gentoo, too.

 

1. Endeavour OS comes first. 

Unlike old Arch derivatives easy to use, just click the buttons.

 

2. BlueStar OS comes second

Unlike old Arch derivatives easy to use, just click the buttons.

 

3. CatchyOS third 

One has to find ones way round it.

 

4. Arco Linux comes fourth

 

5. Chimera OS comes fifth which was a Gamer Linux to begin with.

Others I have not used. 

It took some time for me to accommodate Arch since I was addicted to Graphic Based installers (coming fro windows background of Win 95 and Win 2000) but I hate Calamara Installer.

 

6. Manjaro experience was bit dicey and could not live with my Gnome.

 

7. ArchBang

 

8. BunsenLabs

 

ArchBang -2010 is minimal and is pretty good.
ArchEX -2011
Archman -2017
Arch Linux 32 -2017
Arch Linux ARM -2009, previously Arch Linux Mobile, PlugApps, PlugBox
ArcoLinux -2017, previously ArchMerge
Artix Linux -2016, previously Arch-OpenRC
BlackArch Linux -2014, previously ArchTrack
Bluestar Linux -2013
 

ChimeraOS -2019, previously GamerOS
Ctlos Linux -2017
Crystal Linux -2022
 

EndeavourOS -2019
 

Garuda Linux -2020 it comes from Turkey and I never liked it.
 

Hyperbola -2017InstantOS -2019
KaOS *2014
Manjaro Linux -2011, I have tried it but it has problems with GRUB File.
MSYS2 -2013
Obarun -2016
Parabola -2009
Parchlinux -2023
RebornOS-2017, previously Antergos Deepin. I have not tried this. Supposed to be good.
Snal Linux -2019 it is of snail pace.
SteamOS 3 -2022
SystemRescue -2019
TeArch Linux -2020
UBOS -2014

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