Okay I see. Thanks for the clarification!

Gaming is not a high priority for me on the desktop, but the others I will keep in mind!

I suppose trial by fire can be a fast method of learning! Thanks for the response!

Thank you for the tips!

Yeah that's what has made me apprehensive to be honest. I feel pretty comfortable in windows doing many things, and my wife has a MacBook that I'm also pretty comfortable using so learning a new, third OS does seem obtuse. I like the idea of having more control over the software, but don't want to lose the "it just works" feeling of an OS or software I am used to using.

Thanks for the link!

Thank you for the suggestion!

Thank you! When people say "customizing" (throughout this thread and others) what are they referencing? For instance, just the desktop layout/formatting, or the way the files are structured, or the kinds of software they are using for tasks?

Thank you for the response! Those you said are getting a lot of mentions so I think Mint will be a good first choice to make the swap.

I'm not wanting to dive into programming specifically (only dipped my toes in the past for school/work as needed but certainly not experienced) so I'm not interested in maintaining scripts and a GitHub if that is necessary for Arch or what you mentioned as "serious" distros. That's good information though, thank you!

Okay that's good to know. What made you choose kubuntu specifically?

I'm hoping to keep it on desktop (not allowed to edit my work laptop), so hopefully that won't be an issue but will keep it in mind for power usage. Thank you!