Of the Debian based Linux distributions for Intel, Linux Mint has the friendliest support forums plus the choice of GUI, Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. Xfce is the lightest. I find the small difference between the GUI options is less than what is gobbled up by a Web browser.
Cinnamon with "effects" on needs a GPU. With effects switched off, it is similar to MATE and Xfce in resource usage. The Linux Mint File Manager, Nemo, is better than the Raspberry Pi OS file manager. I install Nemo in the Pi OS on models 4 and 5, any time I have a big disk, as the search functions are excellent.
Cinnamon with "effects" on needs a GPU. With effects switched off, it is similar to MATE and Xfce in resource usage. The Linux Mint File Manager, Nemo, is better than the Raspberry Pi OS file manager. I install Nemo in the Pi OS on models 4 and 5, any time I have a big disk, as the search functions are excellent.
Statistics: Posted by peterlite — Mon Feb 03, 2025 1:45 am