Yes, I know that the ranking is not a good metric of real world use.

Just posting this because MX Linux has been in the number one spot for a long time (2 years perhaps?) and it’s surprising to see some other distro on the top of their site.

https://distrowatch.com/

  • devilish666@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3410·
    21 days ago

    I really like mint although i never used it again.
    Pros using mint :

    • It’s easy to learn
    • It’s stable
    • It’s Windows XP like
    • Not recourse hogging like KDE
    • Easy to customize

    Cons using mint :

    • It’s debian based
    • uniquethrowagay@feddit.orgEnglish
      25·
      20 days ago

      Not recourse hogging like KDE

      KDE has been hogging no resources for ages now, it’s really snappy even on not so powerful machines!

      • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17·
        20 days ago

        How many fucking years will we be out of KDE 4 before these yahoos figure that out?

      • Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        20 days ago

        Yes, unless you install some buggy stuff on top it’s as snappy as xfce - tested on literally j4125 (it’s GPU helps), with wobbly burning windows and everything no holdups, smol RAM usage too (especially stock).

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      111·
      20 days ago

      Debian based is alright, I’m more against it for being based on Ubuntu. Also con: apt

      Not recourse hogging like KDE

      Really not that bad nowadays.

    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      Why is Debian based a problem? I ask this as my first IRL Linux user that taught me about Linux still uses Debian Unstable as his daily driver workhorse, and he is a CS Theory Doctor, and has to reboot his system once a year or so to keep it functioning properly.

        • stevedice@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          16 days ago

          You know what? You might be right; I never actually bothered to check if Cinnamon was heavier than Plasma, I just remember it feeling very stuttery when I last daily drove it. Admittedly, that was a very long time ago and GNOME was a complete shit show back then so Cinnamon probably just inherited some of its performance issues. I imagine all of that is fixed by now.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      2·
      17 days ago

      Debian based is very much not a con. You want a working stable system that is easy to use. RHEL like systems can be more stable but the added overhead means a slower package manager