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Probably will switch from Mint to Fedora soon (hexbear.net)

submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by 9to5@hexbear.net to c/technology@hexbear.net

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I currently use Linux Mint with Cinnamon which is fine. Ive been using it since early December. I had (and still have) some small issues, most of which Ive fixed.

I recently got a new GPU (a 9070 XT) and Im running a similarly cutting-edge CPU. In general, my whole desktop is made up of fairly new hardware.

So my question is: is there anything that speaks against switching to Fedora with KDE? That distro seems like it would make better use of modern hardware and be more “cutting-edge.” As I said, Mint is fine, but it seems rather slow when it comes to adopting modern technologies by comparison at least from a novices perspective.

As a disclaimer one of my best friends recommended I try it out (He has been using Fedora for years ) he also works in IT so should something go wrong I have someone a phone call away that could help me.

Main purpose of this machine is gaming

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[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

My Personal Opinion (nobody is allowed to get mad at me about this) is that KDE is ugly

[–] beanlover@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

KDE has a severely inconsistent design language or something. Nothing is ever really sized the same across the board.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 4 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

rude BibleThump

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I specifically said nobody is allowed to get mad at me.

Were you on Windows before Mint?

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Yes I was on Windows 10 for quite a long time > then I tried Windows 11 then Mint and now Im gonna switch this weekend to Fedora.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 2 points 16 hours ago

There seems to be a prevailing belief that people switching from Windows to Linux should be guided toward DEs with a broadly Windows-like presentation, like Cinnamon and KDE.

I disagree and think a more drastic change could better promote learning, for the kind of person who voluntarily switches to a different OS in the first place.

What I'm saying is, maybe give Fedora Workstation a try when you switch to Fedora this weekend.

[–] chgxvjh@hexbear.net 3 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I would be ok with ugly but it also felt very slow. Even after disabling the animation delays that they decided to put everywhere for whatever reason.

I also had it crash like 4 times a day. There is something else wrong with my computer too but that's a lot more crashes than usual.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 4 points 16 hours ago

I found COSMIC to be unacceptably crashy, myself.