Hello, I wanna know which distro could be could for productivity (not gaming). Maybe a debian based one, I don't know and I don't care about the desktop env. Thx!
I'm a long time Mint user. My Mint laptop is my daily drive and it served me well even with my not IT related job during the pandemic home office days.
And it's a 2nd gen i5 with 8 gb memory, it handled like a champ for 3d mechanical design.
I've been on Debian 12 for almost a year. It's rock solid and its Gnome is on version 43, which is current enough. I've been watching reviews of 45 and 46 and I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. I installed Flatpak to get current apps and it works flawlessly. I'm expecting Debian 13 to come out sometime around Summer 2025, which doesn't feel too far away given my satisfaction with Debian 12.
Linux Mint is the best IMHO, if you just want a worry free experience, in terms of what you might need and find it in gui form.
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). It is going to work with little or no configuration after install.
I find it weird that you do not care for DE since it affects your workflow, but anyway. My take is if you need the latest packages go for Arch if you have the time, Manjaro if you do not and finally Debian for rock solid stability.
In fact I care about the DE but I already know the ones that I'm interested in 😃
