A brief foray into Linux (2023)

Every few years I get the bug to try out Linux - is this the year of the Linux desktop? My very brief notes from the 2023 version are below. 

• GhostBSD: buggy.
• FreeBSD full version: install directory too small.
• FreeBSD net install: fine, dull.
• Debian stable: probably fine, don't like Gnome 3.38. Old packages in general.
• Debian testing: fine. With various UIs:
  • Gnome 43: don't love.
  • Cinammon: ugly version.
  • KDE: ugly.
  • XFCE: fine, bit dull.
  • Mate: dull.
• MX Linux: no, too lite.
• Manjaro: fine.
• Mint: good so far.

Addendum (March 2023): Mint was my favorite of the distros tested, by a surprisingly large margin. There is no single reason why - it simply felt like the best combination of reliability, features and polish. I did not stick with it, for Linux rather than Mint reasons - returned to Windows then to Mac.