Linux cinnamon vs XFCE vs Mare which is best overall performance, app support to gaming editing everything

[Chiranjeet Bhattacharya]

Linux mint cinnamon vs XFCE vs Mate which is best for overall performance, app support to gaming editing everything

[Electronics Wizardy]

why not install both and see what you like more?

 

App support is basically the same.

 

performance should be simmilar, I think xfce uses the least ram.

[TheGlenlivet]

These aren't Distros, they are desktops.  Trey can all run the same applications.  Try them all and pick the one you like best.

[Eigenvektor]

It's the same OS, only a different desktop environment. So overall app support, performance etc. is the same. The desktop environments themselves may be more or less demanding in terms of performance, so e.g. Cinnamon may not feel as smooth as XFCE, but the difference should be negligible on modern hardware. As @Electronics Wizardy said, you can simply install multiple DEs and switch between them on login.

[Nayr438]

Your asking about desktop environments. As far as how it impacts you, thats up to you to decide.

It will have a minimal impact on anything else, if you have recent hardware. If your on older hardware, then probably xfce.

 

If your looking at the best support and performance, you should be looking at Distros not environments.

 

Linux Mint will have older packages than say Manjaro.

The newer the packages, the quicker you are going to get improvements to those packages, whether it is driver support, app performance updates, feature updates, etc...

Linux Mint is built on Ubuntu which uses older somewhat outdated packages, this is focused more on stability and long term support. Most targeted at businesses and workstations.

Manjaro is built on Arch which tries to pull the most recent stable packages it can, this is focused more around having the newest packages available and not really anything else. Though Manjaro does put Arch Stable into Manjaro Testing for 2 weeks before releasing it to the public to minimize any issues.

As far as stability, things have come a long way so it's usually not a major concern, however things can still occasionally break.

 

As far as app support, that will come down to your distro's repository and if you want to dive into third party repositories.

If you want the largest possible repository, you would be looking at the Arch Repository and the Arch User Repository, both available to Manjaro. Manjaro does

lagg behind Arch, as a result it is possible that something from the Arch User Repository could have unmet dependencies, breaking the package, until Manjaro pushes those updates out.

 

My advice, pick a distro and try it. If it fits your needs then stick with it, if it doesn't then move onto another. Same goes for Desktop Environments.