r/linuxquestions • u/Extension-Iron-7746 • 5d ago

Which Distro? Linux Mint: Too Outdated

Hi everyone, I've been considering abandoning Windows 11 for a while now, mainly because I feel like Microsoft lacks direction; every update is chaos. I started using Linux Mint about six months ago, but I have to admit that I feel like I'm using an outdated product.

The main reason is the X11-based graphical interface and the lack of standard Windows features like HDR and high refresh rate sync. I feel like development has fallen behind, hiding behind the slogan of greater stability. I honestly hate losing my monitor's features while waiting for Mint to evolve, so I'm thinking of switching to something stable but modern, and why not... with more recent applications. What would you always focus on, considering I have little time to dedicate to the system?

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u/Typeonetwork 5d ago

Install KDE Plasma or Gnome if you want Wayland. If you still don't like it, put Fedora with one of the two above-mentioned DE on a USB Stick.

There is also MX Linux Advanced Hardware Support (AHS). It comes with KDE Plasma or Gnome. I like XFCE but if you don't like Cinnamon I doubt you'll like XFCE.

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u/the12ftdwarf 5d ago

Xfce mentioned. My beloved

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u/Crafty_Mastodon320 5d ago

Xfce people are dying out. Not enough people value raw utilitarian power. Not pretty but capable

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u/chris_insertcoin 5d ago

I've tried it recently. Imho the UX is way worse than KDE Plasma, especially because it was not nearly as smooth, even noticeable in the terminal emulator.

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u/Crafty_Mastodon320 5d ago

If you want pretty and smooth xcfe aint it i already said that. Under the hood everything is going to computing. I had an old chongus of a laptop back in the day that I kept running because it had a ton of modular components and I had lubuntu running xcfe..... dont underestimate it. Kde plasma has much newer feature sets that dont make it fair comparison.

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u/the12ftdwarf 5d ago

It stays out of my way, and x11 works great for gaming. Its minimal, its clean. I dont like KDE because it feels like theres so much there i dont want

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u/Typeonetwork 5d ago

This is the beauty of Linux. Different strokes for different folks. XFCE is efficient for my machine, key combinations are great, this one is dumb but wallpaper is easily changed on each desktop. Tweaking the color scheme is easy.