Do you like Mint 13 and if so which desktop are you using? n/t

[Adelante]

2. I use Linux Mint

I ran both those systems, Cinnamon and MATE, for a few months earlier this year. They worked fine for me, though I didn't stick with them. I prefer LM 13 Xfce or LM 13 KDE, (LXDE if it hadn't been discontinued), but I've never been big on Gnome somehow, and that's probably the only reason. There's a Debian-based KDE version being developed in the Mint forum that I'm looking forward to. I've used the testing releases and it's very, very good.

I always take new Ubuntu releases for a spin, but I'd find it sluggish and clumsy in years past. However, with the 12.04 release, I thought Ubuntu had improved drastically and those improvements spread outward to Ubuntu-based distros everywhere, including Linux Mint.

I quite liked the Ubuntu respin, Deepin Linux, which seems more streamlined and made sense. I love Voyager, the best looking desktop environment ever, imo, nice and fast and steady, built on Xubuntu. As you see, I do a bit of traveling, but my everyday distro is Peppermint, which has the LXDE desktop and rarely gives a problem. Peppermint 3, the latest release is based on Lubuntu, which itself has improved a lot.

When it comes down to it, I like light and quick best, I guess. But I've recommended LM 13 Cinnamon several times to people I thought would like it. The Linux Mint forum is great for getting advice when you need it, too, without much attitude. So I think you've made a good choice. Enjoy yourself.