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Maybe a weird question about Linux
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I hesitate to say this because I've messed up installs in the past doing this but you can install multiple Desktop Environments on Mint(or other distros) and swap them out at the login screen.
For the rest of what Linux is, really just figure out what package manager you like and stick to that family of distros. If you like APT, then cool. If you check out PACMAN and ARU on Arch and like that, cool. If you have space for some VMs, do some installs and check some distros out, then if you find what you like, go with that.
Distro hopping can be tiring but also helps with understanding what you need in an OS. But it is way easier to distro hop with VMs.