I just want to give a shout out to Sparky Linux. It's fast, great for newbies like me and is debian based which (I believe) makes it sturdy. If you haven't tried it, give it a go.
Dear barkbomes9,
welcome you among Sparkers. You have talked from my heart. I think, and hope you always would be satisfied with SparkyLinux.
You could support SparkyLinux in their efforts for choosing SparkyLinux by others as well, when you take a good reader rate. Of course, it is your own decision.
How is it possible? Surf to https://www.distrowatch.com > surf to Distro SparkyLinux > scroll down to Reader Ratings > choose the Version > made your Rating > fill in with your Comments. My opinion, that a simple copy and paste from your above mentioned point of view from here would be enough, it would be more useful than nothing. (I have already voted, you would watch it seems to be anonym). Thanks for doing it, if you like it.
This comment is valid for all other Sparkers, too.
Have a nice time for every person over there.
Nemomen