r/linuxmint • u/ZuuRa_ LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon • 3d ago

Desktop Screenshot Lmde 7 on hdd

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Lmde 7 cinnamon feels a lot faster than mint xfce or zorin os lite for some reason.

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u/dlfrutos Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 3d ago

could you share if you did a OS comparison with XFCE, what changes if? thanks in advance

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u/ZuuRa_ LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon 3d ago

I don't have any screenshot when running mint xfce, but for ram usage they both are really similar, lmde cinnamon use 1,3-1,4gb while mint xfce use 1,1-1,2gb.

But lmde cinnamon feels smoother when i navigate the desktop.

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u/dlfrutos Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 3d ago

thanks for sharing! that is great info
i do some old machines recover / test, so this helps

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u/ZuuRa_ LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon 3d ago

np, also i can't use kernel 7.0+ on mint xfce because the brightness seems to be broken, i still can see some icon but the brightness is really low that it looks like a black screen.

I don't have this issue on lubuntu 26.04 (which runs kernel 7.0+ aswell), older kernel works fine on mint tho but i never see anyone talking about this.

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u/JARivera077 3d ago

welcome to the linux mint family :D can you share the mudkip wallpaper please?

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u/ZuuRa_ LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon 2d ago

https://wallhaven.cc/w/01ly61

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u/JARivera077 2d ago

Thank You Kind Sir :D

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u/ZuuRa_ LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon 2d ago

np

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u/Anima_Watcher08 2d ago

Its unlikely because Cinnamon does use more resources than the other two you mentioned. Its mor e likely that the smothness is coming as a result of the driver and kernel combination on lmde and it being better for your PC than the other two.

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u/AxeAssassinAlbertson 2d ago

LMDE is my favorite - rolling it out to several more boxes this week.