I'm currently using XFCE on my Arch Linux setup, but I'm curious about switching to Cinnamon. Has anyone used both as daily drivers on the same system? Are there any major downsides to using Cinnamon, particularly regarding everyday tasks and gaming? Also, if I switch to Cinnamon, will all of my installed applications from XFCE still work?
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I think trying Cinnamon on Arch is a good choice. You can customize it to keep things lean. The beauty of Arch is that you can build your environment the way you want, so it doesn’t have to be bloated. And yes, you won't lose your apps; they’ll carry over since you’re just changing the desktop environment.
There’s nothing wrong with Cinnamon—it can be a bit heavy though—like enjoying a big meal when you only wanted a snack. You might find it uses less RAM than Cinnamon on Linux Mint, which is a plus.
Using Cinnamon on Arch is mostly fine, but keep in mind that the Wayland session isn't fully stable yet. If you have a VRR monitor, you might want to stick with X11 for now.
Transferring to Cinnamon means you’ll need to install the packages specific to it and switch your session. While it's built similarly to Mint’s Cinnamon, you’ll be using PacMan and the AUR instead of apt. Just be prepared to set things up after the switch.
For me, Cinnamon runs great on three different machines. But it can feel slower on some configs compared to how snappy it feels on Linux Mint. It seems like it depends on your hardware a lot.
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