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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What desktop enviroment do you use and why? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So a few months back I asked about you guys os in c/asklemmy, so this time I wanna ask about your desktops you use on this same account.
(I use kde but plan to move to cinnamon I find kde buggy and gnome tracker3 randomly broke for no reason + themeing so yh idk if these happened to anybody)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am extremely basic and I'm using the XFCE that came with Linux mint. I don't need anything fancy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What's the difference between this and cinnamon?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My understanding is XFCE is lighter weight and simpler. Little to no animations, for example.

https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-cinnamon-mate-xfce/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

I'm definitely into cinnamon more than the other two. Thanks for the link. I was about to try the XFCE until I seen that. Glad I didn't waste my time. I've got decent hardware so not too concerned about the extra ram etc. I just with cinnamon has KDE customization without getting buggy once you pile on 10 different extensions.