continued… @Papadad111 you know, yesterday, call it good timing (if you find it interesting) I came across this Linux distro that, I think, might just be what you are looking for:
@hydn. Many thanks. I have downloaded Zorin but not tried it yet. Budgie looks good as does most all Linux distros. I will load on virtualbox and post back on my opinions of them
My pleasure!! Enjoy the journey, there’s no destination with Linux. We are all learning more about it daily and trying new options including distros. Recently, I gave Fedora Silverblue and Vanilla Linux a go. That was my first time trying immutable distros. Keep us posted.
One note from my experience: Installing to a VM can be helpful for general look but in some circumstances it may prevent a full evaluation with some hardware. If you encounter such an issue, you can install the OS to a fast USB flash drive (e.g. Samsung FIT 32GB) and then do the evaluation by running from that USB. (Of course, this requires your device to have a fast USB port, also.) But this allowed me to do the hardware tweaks, etc. I needed to completely evaluate. Just something to keep in mind.
@hydn and @Ironrod…Thank you both. Ironrod, I just purchased 2 fast USB’s, so your advice is welcome and I will do that. Going to try Zorin later on and I’ll post back on my findings.
My very first Linux experience coming off of Windows was using Linux Mint. I used that for several years. The layout was very familiar. Task bar and menu on the bottom. That is one thing most Windows users look for.