Both my favorite, longest used and current DE would be MATE. Currently using it on desktop with Debian and a laptop running Fedora. Super customizable and very speedy. Beyond that I really enjoy Gnome but haven't used it in a bit.

Looks great! How well does Devuan run a daily system? Always been curious to give it a go but I've seen a few folks state its prone to breaking.

Wasn't even aware MX had respins. Been using the XFCE variant for quite a while now but if I get a lower powered pc, I may give that Moksha respin a go. Either way appreciate the updates from the MX team! Best distro around.

How well does enlightenment work? Is it stable or prone to crashing?

Looks dope! Love the somewhat retro vibes and clean interface!

Looks great!

This is just stunning! Great work!

This little town is so adorable. I love how well the houses fit with each other and the surrounding area, and the adorable little roads that run through it!

Far Cry 6. Its a pretty solid dumb shooter game with an okay story, lots of fun guns and tons of bs to get into.

By basic they mean boring. Its programs tend to be slightly older but more stable with new releases coming during patches and major version changes. However, that also prevents programs being broken by someone pushing an update that isn't done cooking.

I use mine for gaming, programming, art, basic internet usage and have had zero issues so far. The software center, used for getting new programs, is extremely easy to use and snappy. The default programs are all tried and tested, and the cinnamon desktop is very windows like.

I will say I have been using linux for a few years now and only have amd hardware when it comes to my cpu/gpu. Not sure if Nvidia plays quite as well with it but mint is a great place to start for most folks. If not the best part of linux is that you have plenty of other easy options you can try and nearly all totally free!

Thanks for the recommendation! Definitely going to have to give the XFCE or LXQt atomic desktops a try!

Looks great! How does Fedora Silverblue do with hardware with such low specs? Been trying to find a good replacement OS for a machine around that age and was considering going with FSB but was worried it would be too heavy on the system.