I've inherited my wife's old Dell laptop since she got a new laptop from work.
I had been experimenting on the Dell with Linux but I had to keep Windows on it too because my wife needed it.
Now however, I'm going wipe the hard drive and install Mint on it.
Still not sure what DE, in doubt between Cinnamon or KDE. I've kind of got a thing for KDE, but Cinnamon is becoming more attractive with every release.
My question is this : the Dell is a dual core Pentium at 2.1Ghz with 4Gb of RAM. Should be more than enough for Mint 17.1 but the RAM requirements for Cinnamon are a lot lower than those for KDE (512Mb vs 2Gb). Can I expect a smooth experience with KDE or had I better get Cinnamon instead ?
Sys reqs KDE-Cinnamon
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Re: Sys reqs KDE-Cinnamon
You probably don't want to hear this, but the bottom line is that the only way to find out for sure is to try them on your system doing the things you do regularly.Can I expect a smooth experience with KDE or had I better get Cinnamon instead ?
Have you considered using LM Mate or Xfce?
Re: Sys reqs KDE-Cinnamon
Not keen on Xfce and the sys reqs for MATE are hardly lower than those for Cinnamon. Guess I'll just have to try and see if KDE runs well. If not, Cinnamon it is...k357k9 wrote:Have you considered using LM Mate or Xfce?
Re: Sys reqs KDE-Cinnamon
I ran 17.1 Cinnamon from release until about a month ago when I put Mate on top of it in order to test them both. Mate was much quicker, used less RAM, and used less CPU. I did a clean install of Mate on Monday. It works even better alone! As they say, your mileage may vary.the sys reqs for MATE are hardly lower than those for Cinnamon