cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/42673820
Looking for suggestions besides Kubuntu, KDE Neon, Debian, Arch Linux, or Kali. I have previous experience with XFCE, Ratpoison, Openbox, KDE Plasma. Recently started trying out LXQT.
Would be on a modest Dell Latitude with i5, 14" 1080p display with intel graphics, and maybe 16gb ram.


This is blog post is several years old now, but the points to consider when choosing a distro are still quite relevant.
Choosing Your Desktop Linux Distribution
TL;DR - Probably Fedora Workstation
Nice article