I do the same but Egyptian

I use Egyptian gods!

Mint has a bunch of tweaks to make it more approachable. Apt assumes Sudo, typing passwords shows stars, little things that usually trip new users.

You already have great answers, so I’ll just drop my recommendations. LMDE if you want something more stable, and Endeavour OS if you want to go a bit more in the weeds with a rolling release.

In the end, don’t be afraid to try some for a few weeks and find one you like. One of the strength of Linux is that if you mess up, you can always reinstall,and it’s not scary since you did it once already.

Just use LMDE.

I use the same one! It’s really great. I spent an hour going though the options untill I was satisfied.

If you go in the add-ons you can download themes that completely change the UI. They can also be heavily customized. Useless menus can just be removed.

Love LSD. I always install it first with btop and zoxide

You have to confirm any command before it runs, so no more dangerous than baseline rm

Start setting one up.

I’ve been running Manjaro for about a decade and never had issues. Not saying they don’t exist but I feel like the concerns are overblown.