Mint is hugely over-recommended to new users imo. The fact that it doesn't have an option for a DE like Gnome 3 or KDE just kinda sucks at teaching newbies what to expect. Cinnamon also feels kinda jank in my opinion, looks old and unattractive.
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I've never used Mint so wouldn't want to comment but it does seem to get a lot of praise and I can't see why.
EndeavorOS would be my vote. Arch with a GUI installer and horrible theme.
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@valentino All of them; they're mostly the same! /jk But seriously try another OS: OpenBSD, Haiku, Serenity, Plan 9...