After distro-hopping, I've landed on using Ubuntu Cinnamon. In my opinion, a really classy Linux install procedure, and desktop. Much like ubuntu (meaning: I am what I am because of who we all are), many Linux distros are what they are because of what Ubuntu (the distro) is.
Community-driven, featuring Linux Mint’s Cinnamon Desktop with Ubuntu at the core, packed fast and full of features, here is the most traditionally modern desktop you will ever love.
