Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.
Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it’s surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.
Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.
Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it’s surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.
I really like mint although i never used it again.
Pros using mint :
Cons using mint :
KDE has been hogging no resources for ages now, it’s really snappy even on not so powerful machines!
How many fucking years will we be out of KDE 4 before these yahoos figure that out?
Yes, unless you install some buggy stuff on top it’s as snappy as xfce - tested on literally j4125 (it’s GPU helps), with wobbly burning windows and everything no holdups, smol RAM usage too (especially stock).
Cons: It’s not Debian
That’s what LMDE is for :)
That’s still not Debian ;)
Debian based is alright, I’m more against it for being based on Ubuntu. Also con: apt
Really not that bad nowadays.
There is an official Debian-based edition of Mint: LMDE. It’s what I use.
yeah I run kde on my 12yo laptop and it’s smooth
New to Linux, why is Debian based considerd a con?
Very old packages.
They have security updates, but are usually held back years to ensure stability.
Thanks 👍
And that’s a problem if stability is not one of your biggest priorities.
Why is Debian based a problem? I ask this as my first IRL Linux user that taught me about Linux still uses Debian Unstable as his daily driver workhorse, and he is a CS Theory Doctor, and has to reboot his system once a year or so to keep it functioning properly.
Debian based is very much not a con. You want a working stable system that is easy to use. RHEL like systems can be more stable but the added overhead means a slower package manager
Cinnamon is way more resource hogging than KDE.
They are about the same
You know what? You might be right; I never actually bothered to check if Cinnamon was heavier than Plasma, I just remember it feeling very stuttery when I last daily drove it. Admittedly, that was a very long time ago and GNOME was a complete shit show back then so Cinnamon probably just inherited some of its performance issues. I imagine all of that is fixed by now.