They all seem to have pro's and con's, not really sure why I have such a hard time choosing

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago
[–] 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

If I have resources Cinnamon.

If I don't have resources XFCE.

Sorry MATE.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I've used XFCE for old netbooks, it always felt like it was too bare bones. But TBH it's prob the lightest thing that doesn't look like garbage.

    Cinnamon always felt like it was too fancy for me, but I get that it's great for most folks.

    TBH if your using either Debian or Ubuntu, changing your DM is a much easier thing to flip flop on. Nixos always worries me for gaming.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, it's kinda sad, because I really like Mate, but it does feel like it's too much of a jack of all trades. It's like Mate is always good, but there's always a better option. Plus it seems like every update takes longer than the previous one. I'm starting to worry about it's future.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    XFCE forever!

    Speed is king!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I kinda like Cinnamon, and if I only had these three, Cinnamon would win every time.

    That being said, I'm a total simp for KDE.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago
    • cinnamon for modern desktop that just works with good workflow out of the box
    • mate for wobbly windows
    • xfce if running hardware from 20 years ago.
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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Mint and cinnamon is the way. But something happened and i was having issues. An unrelated issue caused me to need a reinstall so i tried mate. It works fine but dragging windows around to corners or sides, i have to grab many times to get it done. The windows lag when they are being moved.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    For linux mint, go with cinnamon!

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