Post #3103574
2026-01-04 21:44 UTC
@gcvsa@mstdn.plus ahahaha that list requires that you have a whole range of Qt AND Gtk libraries which is IMHO the hardest part of "stripping down" a system. It's a LOT easier with servers than with sophisticated userland software.
in that case I would stick with mint honestly and just try to not use a full gnome in particular (if cinnamon works well to your liking? I wasn't super happy with it but that was on ubuntu)
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@gcvsa@mstdn.plus 2026-01-04 21:47
@sushee@ohai.social I haven't detected any reasons to be unhappy with Cinnamon lately. Sometime last year, I committed to using Linux as my primary OS for all personal stuff. My desktop PC has Mint Cinnamon on it, but mostly stays in Windows to play FFXIV. I cleaned off an MacBook and put LMDE on it. It's now my kitchen table machine, because in Oct I got a brand new Dell and put Mint 22.2 Cinnamon on it, now my primary personal laptop. It has Win 11 on it just for FFXIV when I'm out of town.