Ok...here's the background: I run Windows 10 on my desktop. I got an Amazon Echo dot and wanted to run it through my computer speakers in the next room over until I could find some nice speakers with a sub I wanted for it. Windows doesn't let you change the bluetooth ID, but linux does....so I could have my computer advertise itself as computer speakers....then the echo dot would connect to it and send audio to it.
So, I installed virtualbox and it worked fabulously until I found my speakers I wanted. But, rather than delete virtualbox, I decided I wanted to install some linux distros and play with them. I run Mint on my laptop so I didn't want to play with it. I tried Manjaro and they don't really have an app store-like app. I can use synaptic and such, but I prefer something where I get nice descriptions, maybe screenshots and reviews...so I can sit and browse.
After Manjaro, I tried Elementary. I couldn't see settings to keep it from looking like OS X (which I don't like). I also tried to install the virtualbox guest additions and it told me make, gcc, etc. weren't installed. Searching for them in the app store didn't find them.
So, other than Mint, Ubuntu and Elementary, what distros come with a nice interface for browsing and installing software packages?
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