They all seem to have pro's and con's, not really sure why I have such a hard time choosing
If I have resources Cinnamon.
If I don't have resources XFCE.
Sorry MATE.
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.
Thanks Cinnamon it is ! :D
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.
I do like that I can theme MATE to look like OSX.
Also been using Regiolith (version of i3 dm) as well on Ubuntu and Debian
KDE
XFCE forever!
Speed is king!
Just imagine when it comes out for wayland!
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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.
Prof Oak: Pick a Pokemon to help you on your journey.
Ash (takes a moment to apt install i3wm): No thanks. I'm good.
Prof Oak: That dumb kid is gonna get killed by the first Weeedle.
Edit: Source: Am i3wm user, and never could pick between the fine options presented above.
Try all three. It's not like it costs anything, and they're all just a click or one-liner away. Try them all and see what works best for you.
That said, I'll go with Mate any day of the week.
For linux mint, go with cinnamon!
yeah the thing about window managers is it really depends on the distro and how they use it and extend it.
Where's KDE & GNOME?
Gnome crashed.
Installing mint right now, they give you 3 options.
Ah that makes more sense! I'd go for Cinnamon then!
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.
Thought I'd resurrect this old comment to say it wasn't the fault of any DE. It was my wireless Logitech mouse. Left clicker went bad. Replaced mouse and os super responsive again
I use Arch btw
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