It was the first linux distribution I used. At the time I was trying to move from windows into the linux world. I liked that everything just worked (in that machine), if that wasn't the case I don't know if I still be using linux. I also liked that fact that I rarely had to open a terminal, usually there was GUI available to do the things I need it to do.
When I started to use it to do some web development I had to learn my way around the package manager, but after I learned it was all good.
What I didn't like was the desktop environment, at the time it was Unity. I wanted something that felt more like a traditional windows UI. I knew that it was possible to do customize ubuntu but I didn't have any desire to do so. So I switched.
Zorin OS lite
After leaving Ubuntu l landed on Zorin OS, the lite version. This one is based on Ubuntu so the knowledge I gained wasn't wasted. I was able to everything I needed in the same way I did with Ubuntu, I liked that a lot. So it was basically Ubuntu but with a more familiar UI (xfce with a pretty theme), also a big plus. Since it uses xfce as a desktop environment it's more resource friendly than the default ubuntu. I actually would recommend this to a new linux user.
Manjaro: I3 edition
I actually try the I3 window manager on Zorin OS before using manjaro, I liked it so much that I wanted a distribution that had a pre-configured I3. After a little google search I found Manjaro I3 edition.
I had heard horror stories about arch based distribution but fortunately for me everything went well during the installation. I used this distribution for about 2 years (I think) and was pretty stable, I didn't encountered any weird problem with packages versions. I did had a few problems with pacman, but the solution were pretty easy to find. I like that everything I could possible want was in the oficial repository, that was freaking awesome.
Debian: Buster
So... my computer suffered an accident, it's now recovered but Manjaro doesn't work any more. So now I'm using Debian. During the installation I couldn't get the wifi working, that sucked. I had to fetch a "non-free-firmware". As a desktop environment I chose LXDE, not the prettiest of them all but it's very resource friendly. After downloading a theme and some pretty icons it's all good.
Buster being the stable branch of Debian doesn't have the most updated software out there but everything just works. Every package I needed was in the oficial repository so that's nice.
It was the first linux distribution I used. At the time I was trying to move from windows into the linux world. I liked that everything just worked (in that machine), if that wasn't the case I don't know if I still be using linux. I also liked that fact that I rarely had to open a terminal, usually there was GUI available to do the things I need it to do.
When I started to use it to do some web development I had to learn my way around the package manager, but after I learned it was all good.
What I didn't like was the desktop environment, at the time it was Unity. I wanted something that felt more like a traditional windows UI. I knew that it was possible to do customize ubuntu but I didn't have any desire to do so. So I switched.
After leaving Ubuntu l landed on Zorin OS, the lite version. This one is based on Ubuntu so the knowledge I gained wasn't wasted. I was able to everything I needed in the same way I did with Ubuntu, I liked that a lot. So it was basically Ubuntu but with a more familiar UI (xfce with a pretty theme), also a big plus. Since it uses xfce as a desktop environment it's more resource friendly than the default ubuntu. I actually would recommend this to a new linux user.
I actually try the I3 window manager on Zorin OS before using manjaro, I liked it so much that I wanted a distribution that had a pre-configured I3. After a little google search I found Manjaro I3 edition.
I had heard horror stories about arch based distribution but fortunately for me everything went well during the installation. I used this distribution for about 2 years (I think) and was pretty stable, I didn't encountered any weird problem with packages versions. I did had a few problems with pacman, but the solution were pretty easy to find. I like that everything I could possible want was in the oficial repository, that was freaking awesome.
So... my computer suffered an accident, it's now recovered but Manjaro doesn't work any more. So now I'm using Debian. During the installation I couldn't get the wifi working, that sucked. I had to fetch a "non-free-firmware". As a desktop environment I chose LXDE, not the prettiest of them all but it's very resource friendly. After downloading a theme and some pretty icons it's all good.
Buster being the stable branch of Debian doesn't have the most updated software out there but everything just works. Every package I needed was in the oficial repository so that's nice.
Awesome. You've finally settled on Debian
It began like an experiment, but I like it so far. It does everything I need, I don't see any reason to change.
Have you tried Linux Mint LXDE?
No, I haven't tried Linux Mint. I didn't even know they had a version with LXDE.