It would help to know what it is you are not loving with Mint+Cinnamon... My picks for a beginner-friendly batteries-included Linux dist for KDE:
- You can install KDE on Mint without switching distro or reinstalling[0]
- Debian (caveat: packages can be out of date if you need the latest-greatest of something)
- Fedora (caveat: two major OS upgrades per year can feel like a chore)
- EndeavourOS (caveat: Requires a bit more expertise and grease to properly maintain)
- Aurora (caveat: Still young project and I'd still consider it a bit experimental and adventerous)
- kubuntu (caveat: snaps. Accept them or learn how to disable)
KDE Linux is a thing and something to keep an eye on but it's still in alpha/beta and probably not ready for your use just yet.
[0]: Caveat: it's possible that some DE service might not be disabled properly from your old setup and conflict with KDEs variety if you keep the cinnamon packages around
- You can install KDE on Mint without switching distro or reinstalling[0]
- Debian (caveat: packages can be out of date if you need the latest-greatest of something)
- Fedora (caveat: two major OS upgrades per year can feel like a chore)
- EndeavourOS (caveat: Requires a bit more expertise and grease to properly maintain)
- Aurora (caveat: Still young project and I'd still consider it a bit experimental and adventerous)
- kubuntu (caveat: snaps. Accept them or learn how to disable)
KDE Linux is a thing and something to keep an eye on but it's still in alpha/beta and probably not ready for your use just yet.
[0]: Caveat: it's possible that some DE service might not be disabled properly from your old setup and conflict with KDEs variety if you keep the cinnamon packages around