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Cinnamon, I would argue, is better than gnome (for new users). And while I wouldn’t suggest mint for the long haul because it doesn’t plan to implement Wayland for a while, it’s still the fastest and most compatible one out of the box
It’s very fast on older hardware. Leaves out a lot of the modern transitions. Very simple start menu style browsing. Minimal customization options. And mint itself is very stable and comes with a good set of default software. Almost no command line needed
It doesn’t have modern transitions? I know some people that would get a bad impression of Linux in general if the DE you gave them to use didn’t look modern, but I’m sure it will work well for some people, and older hardware.
Well, I like gnome a lot. However, COSMIC’s ability to color windows is better imo. It has a different control/settings app. And everything, so far, feels built in. Not just packaging it with an existing app.
It’s made with rust, so it’s theoretically faster. It’s NEW and doesn’t have legacy requirements.
However, its ability to customize is not as great as gnome… for ME, that’s a plus. I want something that keeps a consistent look and feel. I don’t need to (forgive the phrase) “rice” my DE.
It’s still in alpha, but you can get a pop_os! ISO with it and run it in a VM to check it out.
Cinnamon, I would argue, is better than gnome (for new users). And while I wouldn’t suggest mint for the long haul because it doesn’t plan to implement Wayland for a while, it’s still the fastest and most compatible one out of the box
I haven’t actually used Cinnamon, what’s so great about it for new users?
It’s very fast on older hardware. Leaves out a lot of the modern transitions. Very simple start menu style browsing. Minimal customization options. And mint itself is very stable and comes with a good set of default software. Almost no command line needed
It doesn’t have modern transitions? I know some people that would get a bad impression of Linux in general if the DE you gave them to use didn’t look modern, but I’m sure it will work well for some people, and older hardware.
Well, it’s best for older hardware. I think a laggy experience is worse than a fast one with a simple DE
Yeah, I agree with you for older hardware, speed and performance trumps modernity and fancy graphics.
If you like gnome though, for newer hardware, you should keep an eye on COSMIC. It’s gnome-like, and has the potential to beat it.
It does look very similar to GNOME. What do you like about it that you prefer to GNOME?
Well, I like gnome a lot. However, COSMIC’s ability to color windows is better imo. It has a different control/settings app. And everything, so far, feels built in. Not just packaging it with an existing app.
It’s made with rust, so it’s theoretically faster. It’s NEW and doesn’t have legacy requirements.
However, its ability to customize is not as great as gnome… for ME, that’s a plus. I want something that keeps a consistent look and feel. I don’t need to (forgive the phrase) “rice” my DE.
It’s still in alpha, but you can get a pop_os! ISO with it and run it in a VM to check it out.