Comment on Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10
whithom@discuss.online 2 months agoWell, it’s best for older hardware. I think a laggy experience is worse than a fast one with a simple DE
Comment on Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10
whithom@discuss.online 2 months agoWell, it’s best for older hardware. I think a laggy experience is worse than a fast one with a simple DE
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yeah, I agree with you for older hardware, speed and performance trumps modernity and fancy graphics.
whithom@discuss.online 2 months ago
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.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 months ago
It does look very similar to GNOME. What do you like about it that you prefer to GNOME?
whithom@discuss.online 2 months ago
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.