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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 17 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Start recommending Cinnamon then, it's the best DE when switching from Windows.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Whats better in cinnamon in your opinion?

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

It's really similar to Windows in how you use it. Switching between Windows 11 and Cinnamon is as seamless as it can be.

There's almost no configuration or anything necessary, you just install it and it's great.

[–] Gakomi@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Same applies for Manjaro with KDE and on top of that it has support for wallpaper engine which I really wanted.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 8 months ago

Got it. Thanks for elaborating.

[–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

cinnamon is lighter and simpler and looks more like the best version of windows (7)

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 2 points 8 months ago

Okay. I can see that. Thanks for elaborating.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I can't see how looking like a 14 year old version of Windows (as opposed to a newer version) is an advantage for people coming from Windows.

[–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

windows 7 was simpler and lighter, and as far as i know, everyone i know prefers it over 10 or 11

7 just worked better, had a lot less bloat, so people who liked it will be happy and nostalgic when they see something theyre used to

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's very simple and stable

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I can see that. Thanks for explaining.

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah np. For example my dad got bogged down by all the options and features in KDE, but cinnamon was great cause it just launches apps and shows the time lol

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 8 months ago

Got it! I tend to forget that not everyone can deal with tons of options. I am this person in certain config files like synapse and telegraf. The config files are just impossibly long and getting an overview of them is impossible in my mind.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

i concur

[–] Gakomi@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I recommend KDE as when I switch from windows I tried multiple DE and that one felt the most like windows it also had support for wallpaper engine which I really wanted!

[–] stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

As a power user of windows I've lost faith in Ubuntu, though. Their DNS implementation alone is a disaster. So I've switched to Debian and KDE, but then I saw there is a Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) so that's probably what I would recommend if anyone asked me. I personally haven't used it yet tho as I'm enjoying KDE.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cinnamon is not the Ubuntu DE, it's Linux Mint's.

[–] stratosfear@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 8 months ago

Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu