Well, they updated it, they updated it heavily.

hmmmm, back then mint did have quite an old kernel, but you could update it to a newer version trough the update manager, but now is not a problem beacuse in the new releases of LM 22 and LMDE 7, they ship with a fresh kernel.

This is not true anymore.

is reasonable to say, that W10, specially years ago, was one of the good windows, specially with a debloater.

there were a lot of shit in the middle but yeah, Cinnamon feels like “what if the windows desktop was made with love and passion”.

For sure this place feels way more civilized than your average corner of the internet, maybe because 11 of every 10 people in this space, is a huge nerd rooting for this space to succeed!

how long ago was that? what GPU? what kernel version?

is something odd

you get to develop muscle memory faster, configurations are easier to find, and things start simple and become complex when you need them to get complex instead of always be kinda complex.

Also, I hate dolphin, it is quite bad, you can’t open files with sudo directly, you have to navigate trough various menus to find the button for that, is also harder to read IMO.

i think i explained it poorly, but i mean you get the hang of things faster, and usually stuff is where is more convenient for for them to be.

I don’t hate KDE, if Cinnamon wasn’t a thing, i would go for it, but as things stands now, I prefer cinnamon.

it comes to personal preference i guess, but i find KDE clunky at times and not that ergonomic, even when you customize it a bit, like adding centre spaces to put things in the panels.

Cinnamon feels polished and relatively simple while still being highly customizable.

if you use LMDE is still a bit easier because the sources are already added, “sudo apt install nvidia-driver” and then use the envy control program to configure it properly.

Cinnamon >>>>>>> KDE, you can install KDE regardless, but cinnamon is plainly better IMO.

in linux mint there is a buton, that says “driver installer” you press on it, select what version (choose the recommended one) then press install.

I’m a gamer too and i’m not sure what is about that, everything seems fine on the 6.12 kernel LMDE is on.

JFCLM

Just Fucking Choose Linux Mint.

Googling is all you need (maybe change the search engine for a more privacy respecting one, like brave search or kagi, but still the same)

Welcome aboard!

Linux has it’s tradeoffs, you must accept that sometimes, in some cases, you may get somewhat inconvenienced, but in exchange, your computer is truly yours now, with time you learn to deeply appreciate that, also, people who develop desktop, usually want to do it so people who are normal, can use it, I’m not a technical person and have never had a problem I couldn’t fix, you just need to keep trying!.. or find your way around it, contrary to popular beliefs, a big chunk of the Linux community is eager to help new people, for sure there are people who are elitists and gatekeepers, but are a loud, obnoxious minority.

Enjoy Linux!