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Cool distros to try
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Most distros are the same under the hood. I'd recommend downloading different desktop environments. You can stay on Mint and keep all your files.
oh I'm doing this for fun, i don't plan to actually switch any time soon
what are some desktop environments you'd recommend aside from cinnamon
Definitely KDE Plasma.
You could always dip your toe into a tiling window manager instead of a desktop environment. Its got an initial learning curve, and it helps to have something to do to learn it, and not just playtesting it.
I'd recommend KDE and Gnome. They're the two most popular and mainstream DEs. If you ever plan on switching to another distro, being familiar with these two will benefit you.
If you feel really confident, you can start playing with window managers.
Day 1: Sway looks cool Day 11: SwayFX looks cooler Day 29: Hyprland looks wild Day 44: niri looks fun Day 63: This WM I found on a repo by a random Serbian guy looks great. Day 97: I WROTE MY OWN WAYLAND COMPOSITOR AND WINDOW MANAGEMENT CONCEPT FROM SCRATCH
Day 110: xnomad