Comment on Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Now Available for Download

londos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Cinnamon uses slightly more resources than the other two. But, it’s lightweight enough I doubt you are going to have an issue, even with a computer of that era.

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  • cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    can't you switch from xfce to cinnamon and vice versa too?

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    • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, but a user would need to be experienced enough to know how to uninstall the previous desktop environment components they don’t want, otherwise their application menu would have both DE’s applications (2 file managers, photo viewer’s, text editors, terminals, etc), which can feel a little cluttered.

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    • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yeah, you can install both, then just pick which one you want during login.

      forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=214635

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  • londos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thanks for the feedback! Its a surprisingly big hurdle, especially for someone indecisive that’s not going to try all three.

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    • flightyhobler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      With Rufus running on a usb stick, trying out all 3 is a 30 minute affair. Download included if your internet speed is high enough.

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      • londos@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I never considered it before, but I see now Rufus lets you as multiple images to one stick. Thanks!

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• Fecundpossum@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’d say RAM is going to be the largest performance bottle neck for a desktop environment on an older machine. 4gb of RAM? don’t bother with cinnamon, you’ll likely have a much better experience with Mate or XFCE. 8gb is about where I’d even bother to test out cinnamon.

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• Lumisal@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You should probably take a look into puppy Linux, if low specs. Otherwise anything with xfce should run better on it.

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  • ouRKaoS@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I ran Puppy off of a 4gb USB for almost 2 years when the hard drive crashed in my desktop years ago. As far as the “it just works” OS’s go, it was fantastic.

    Nothing is more permanent than a temporary solution that works well!

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• Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Hard to say without specs. I’d go with XFCE and then MATE right behind it. With a lower end PC, I doubt it could handle the fanciness of Cinnamon and still run software

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