https://mobian-project.org/

"I’ve been using Linux for a month now and have run each distro for at least 2 days (a couple for just a few hours), so I have enough experience to share my wisdom.

Rule #1: If someone uses their computer for something else and differently than I do, they are stupid. A month of Linux experience cannot be denied. Trust me!"

Everyone should choose their first distro based on what his friend/neighbor uses already. Direct support can’t be beaten.

“Linux Kernel 4.14.8 (Dec 2017)” - Would this be the “very recent”?

https://github.com/mdgaziur/findex

OpenWrt

https://buzzcaptions.com/

https://plocate.sesse.net/

autocutsel -cutbuffer 0 -f -s PRIMARY
autocutsel -f -s CLIPBOARD

Why do you want to get your girlfriend mad at you?

Also it’s difficult to find a clear list of all the available environments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments?useskin=vector#Desktop_comparison_information

how the heck do I find out more about DE’s and which distro they are compatable with.

All DEs can be run on all mainstream distros.

appear to be the same visually.

It’s just the default theme + icon packs. You can configure any DE to looks very similar as other DE, if you use the same icon pack + themes + wallpapers.

I should mention that I have zero interest in the window manager or tiler or whatever they are called. To me, they are super ugly and very confusing to understand :)

Spoiler: all DEs using a window manager, so all DEs are super ugly for you…

xpenguins