Is cinnamon better than GNOME?

The performance of cinnamon is better than GNOME of course, but it is still not the best out of a lot of other desktop environments that are available out there. One should look at the desktop environment by Awesome.

Is cinnamon resource heavy?

Lately, i’d say cinnamon is *slightly* heavier on resources than a typical Gnome install. Cinnamon also relies more on GPU hardware acceleration. Some personal experiences and subjective comments says that Cinnamon is heavier but it’s not right completely. For some researchs, Cinnamon has better performance than GNOME.

Is Cinnamon a lightweight desktop environment?

Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment. It doesn’t support as many features as Cinnamon or MATE, but it’s extremely stable and very light on resource usage….Cinnamon, MATE or Xfce? ¶

Cinnamon	The most modern, innovative and full-featured desktop
Xfce	The most lightweight and the most stable

Is Cinnamon desktop lightweight?

Is cinnamon more customizable than GNOME?

The taskbar can be changed around a lot, and the start menu can be configured with several Applets. There are also Desklets and extensions available on the official website of Cinnamon (more on that later). It is clear that out of the box, Cinnamon has better and more widely distributed customization options.

What is the difference between GNOME and Cinnamon desktop environment?

The GNOME desktop environment was first built for the Debian and the Ubuntu Linux system. Still, as it has considerable power of adaptability, it has become the default desktop environment of Fedora, SuSE, and all the other leading Linux distributions. On the other hand, the Cinnamon DE was first built for the Linux Mint.

Is GNOME a lightweight Linux desktop environment?

Many of the popular Linux distros use GNOME as their default desktop environment and it has some popular forks, such as Cinnamon. GNOME is designed to be easy to use and customizable. The user interface aims to provide a unique experience (kind of tailored for both mobile and desktops). Unfortunately, GNOME isn’t a lightweight desktop environment.

What are the most popular desktop environments for Linux?

Cinnamon and GNOME are the two most common and popular desktop environments for Linux distributions.

What is the difference between GNOME and KDE?

The two most popular desktop environments are GNOME and KDE. They have different philosophies. For GNOME (Gnu Network Object Model Environment), it is to keep things available but not visible. KDE (K Desktop Environment) chooses to stick with the menus at all times.