Since apparently lots of you are into Linux, I would like some advice.

I'm wanting to install a distro to use as my main OS, but there is just too much choice.

I'm coming from Windows 10 so I read that KDE is a good choice for a desktop environment and the Plasma version looks pretty good.

Yesterday I've tried Deepin OS but I'm not a huge fan, looks good but not enough content / customization.

So right now I'm hesitating between Manjaro (with KDE) and Elementary OS.

Would you recommend any of these, and why ?

Btw, this is my first rant 😎

I would really recommend Linux mint, great for starters and stable.

And if you value your time, Mint is the way to go.

Ubuntu / mint is easy to get around.

ZorinOs if you want a windows like Desktop on top of linux.

Deepin is beautiful 😍

My personal favorite is elementary OS, it's a great distribution for people that wants their computer looking like a Mac, it's lightweight and based on Ubuntu (so it gives apt and one of the best repository and the most easy-to-use commands IMO and the Ubuntu community is able to help you)

@ThatDude it looks like someone installed Firefox Quantum 😋

@Linux thanks for the advice I guess I should trust you since your name is Linux 😅

I've tried Mint already but I'm not a fan of the DE choices.

Is it easy (and not too clunky) to install KDE on it ?

@C0D4 I didn't know about Zorin OS it indeed looks awesome, will add it to my list of distro to try !

@Orionss how is the experience with it ? Can you easily install most of "Linux" apps, is it customizable ?

@miazukee
There is several versions of mint with different DE
Cinnamon, KDE, MATE and Xfce

@Linux ok I didn't know they had a KDE version already, my bad then

@miazukee
I dont expect that everyone should be able to know everything m8 :)

On Ubuntu/Debian/Mint - well actually on most distributions - it is easy to install another DE and even have multiple DEs next to each other (you can select the one to use when logging in).

+1 for mint

@hash-table thanks for the advice I will look into both and see which one I prefer.

I wanna try Linux for the open-source side, and the customization mostly.

But anyway as a gamer I will keep windows as my second OS just for gaming.

If you have Windows already and will keep it then unless you have specific needs for something that Linux can provide but Windows does not then I wouldn't bother. Chances are some of your hardware won't work well with it and basically you will spend some time setting everything up, learning about how it works and invest time into something that could be of no value to you other than I suppose satisfaction of learning something.

You most likely don't really waste time doing same stuff in Windows vs what you will achieve using Linux. I personally was using Gentoo (among others) for 2 years as my main desktop and it is possibly the most customizable, open source distro out there. It was interesting but ultimately I had no need for it. I still work with Linux, but definitely not as my main desktop.

@paziek That's why I wouldn't recommend anyone to start off with arch or Gentoo.

I'm running debian for 4 years now - and I was more productive than on windows after a few months (achieving equality after about 2 weeks).
As a developer I find Windows just frustrating. The lack of proper logging and the annoyance of getting all the dev tools is a big down side for me.

But there are aspects where windows excels - although few are really relevant to me.

fedora kde spin

Aside from this DE discussion, I think it's a good choice to use Manjaro if you want to always have up-to-date packages.

mint or arch ofc

I've tried several different distros so far and Manjaro is my favorite. It has all the pros of Arch Linux (Like the AUR community repo) but is very stable and easy to use.
I use it with KDE because a bit of Fancy can't hurt :P

I started with Arch + i3.

Installing Arch takes a lot of time, but it's also a great way to learn the basics.

You should definitely try a tiling window manager! At least for me that's one of main reasons why I don't like working on windows.

Also check out www.reddit.com/r/unixporn/ if you like customization.