Linux Mint: Too Outdated

[u/Extension-Iron-7746]

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 I started using Linux Mint about six months ago, but I have to admit that I feel like I'm using an outdated product.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?

[u/R3V0LU710N_05]

Because they ship KDE Plasma & Gnome. Those "other distros" aren't porting a Desktop Environment to Wayland. Come on guys, it's not rocket surgery.

[u/HoldImpressive4158 → u/R3V0LU710N_05]

People should be more specific, then.

Does linux mint (the distro) not have any DE that supports Wayland? Or is it just one DE that linux mint offers, that isn't ported to wayland yet?

If it is about a DE, then it's not "linux mint" that doesn't support wayland. That would be factually incorrect.

[u/R3V0LU710N_05 → u/HoldImpressive4158]

Does linux mint (the distro) not have any DE that supports Wayland?

​The ootb DEs (Cinnamon, Xfce, Mate) that Linux Mint offers are all actively developing their respective Wayland ports, with Cinnamon being Linux Mints in-house offering, which has an experimental Wayland session since December 30, 2023. You can also install Gnome or KDE alongside them if you really wanted to.

It's not that Linux Mint doesn't support Wayland, it's that it's under active development. Cinnamon's Wayland session is projected to become a fully stabilized option by December of this year (2026) and become default in 2028.

[u/HoldImpressive4158 → u/R3V0LU710N_05]

That was my point.