I was thinking of using Linux Mint and installed it on a thumb drive too. It was in 2010 or something. And didn't go through with it. Mint looks superficially a bit more like windows.
I love Linux Mint and I use it specifically because of Cinnamon. I hate fancy desktops, Cinnamon is the sweet spot. XCFE is also pretty good. Mint offers an XCFE version. Also, you can install pretty much any desktop environment you want and choose them at start-up but it is easier with Ubuntu to do that since it comes in so many release flavors.
I was thinking of using Linux Mint and installed it on a thumb drive too. It was in 2010 or something. And didn't go through with it. Mint looks superficially a bit more like windows.
See my comment about Mint and KDE. You can just try them out and see which you like
I love Linux Mint and I use it specifically because of Cinnamon. I hate fancy desktops, Cinnamon is the sweet spot. XCFE is also pretty good. Mint offers an XCFE version. Also, you can install pretty much any desktop environment you want and choose them at start-up but it is easier with Ubuntu to do that since it comes in so many release flavors.