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Originally Posted by sharkbite
Mint seems to be the most 'Windows-like' of all the distros ive tried, so i'm glad i found this thread!
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They're all Linux underneath. What's most 'Windows-like' about any distro is the Desktop Environment (DE). Linux is different to Windows in that you can choose from a variety of DEs, even though most distros will ship with a default.
Mint's default is Cinnamon. Mint also offers MATE, which is quite Windows-like itself but getting old - it is lighter on resources, though. You can install other DEs on Mint if you want and you can have more than one and switch between them.
Across Linux there are many DE choices: KDE and Gnome are both quite popular, and LXQt is efficient. And for the latest in DEs, for the Wayland window system, there's also
Hyprland. Here's a brief explanation:
https://thelinuxcode.com/best-linux-...-environments/
I know people who eschew a DE altogether and "roll their own" by assembling a window manager, compositor, file manager, menu and other 'utility' apps themselves.
IMHO, it's best to use a DE that ships with the distro you prefer, to minimise workload. Mint with Cinnamon offers a quite functional, aesthetic and intuitive desktop that is conceptually similar to Windows.