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I am extremely basic and I'm using the XFCE that came with Linux mint. I don't need anything fancy.
What's the difference between this and cinnamon?
My understanding is XFCE is lighter weight and simpler. Little to no animations, for example.
https://itsfoss.com/linux-mint-cinnamon-mate-xfce/
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.