Alas Poor Erinaceus@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoNo account? No Windows 11 for you, says Microsoftwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square113linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareFoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoJust wish Cinnamon looked a bit better.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoSure, but the cool thing about Linux is that you can pick the gui. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_window_managers https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_display_servers#Wayland
minus-squareY|yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoTBH I’m fine with XFCE. It looks reasonably modern but is lightweight and uncomplicated. Takes recolors well, too. Never had any problems with it.
minus-squareFoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoYeah, but system tray icons don’t really behave consistently on Xfce.
minus-squareY|yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoHuh. I’ve not had that experience. Then again, I don’t have a ton of tray icons on my Mint install, mostly just Steam, Telegram, and occasionally Discord.
Just wish Cinnamon looked a bit better.
Sure, but the cool thing about Linux is that you can pick the gui. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_window_managers
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_X_Window_System_desktop_environments
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_display_servers#Wayland
TBH I’m fine with XFCE. It looks reasonably modern but is lightweight and uncomplicated. Takes recolors well, too. Never had any problems with it.
Yeah, but system tray icons don’t really behave consistently on Xfce.
Huh. I’ve not had that experience. Then again, I don’t have a ton of tray icons on my Mint install, mostly just Steam, Telegram, and occasionally Discord.