I keep going to back to XFCE and Mate. Mate being the most simple. Modern is very subjective. I would say neither is modern, but Modern depending on how you define it can be a blessing or a curse. I run KDE on one computer just to keep me up to date. Its cool but complex. Gnome - I wont touch, it obfuscates the operating system with its modern simplicity.
As for distros I am big fan of Arch and Manjaro. Arch for when you have time and Manjaro for when you don’t. The rolling release makes using computers fun again.
I keep going to back to XFCE and Mate. Mate being the most simple. Modern is very subjective. I would say neither is modern, but Modern depending on how you define it can be a blessing or a curse. I run KDE on one computer just to keep me up to date. Its cool but complex. Gnome - I wont touch, it obfuscates the operating system with its modern simplicity.
As for distros I am big fan of Arch and Manjaro. Arch for when you have time and Manjaro for when you don’t. The rolling release makes using computers fun again.