As this thread resurfaced, thought I'd add my tuppence worth.
I've recently been dabbling with Debian as Mac Os is getting a bit jaded and raggy IMV
I was put off Linux years ago when I bought a cheap tablet or netbook with it on, I thought it was terrible, clunky menus and the graphics looked like they were designed for junior school kids.
RPi ownership got me back into it again but my first experiences didn't really alter those initial thoughts. I still can't stand the default RaspOs GUI.
However, some perseverance, reading around and playing led me to using initially Cinnamon and then LXDE which I actually find almost grown-up by comparison
Long story a bit shorter; I currently have Debian 11 installed on a couple of RPis and dual-booting Macs and am finding it more and more something I could live with for day-to-day use.
Only thing I've not managed to get to work is triple-booting on a Mac Mini with M.OS and Win 10. For some reason Grub ignores the existence of Windows and booting via the keyboard doesn't offer Win as an option. Not a big deal - I don't really use Windows much either way - would just be cool to get it working.
Any suggestions?