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From: R0b0t1 <r030t1@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Simple to upgrade Linux distro
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:48:53
Message-Id: CAAD4mYg3k3FC7bKgmK+npUUDVzT9M2+D87HPdzNw5kYxTBh_HQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Simple to upgrade Linux distro by Tom H
1 On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Tom H <tomh0665@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
3 >>
4 >> I've installed Linux Mint with Mate.
5 >
6 > Isn't Mate as heavy as Gnome on your low-powered box? Isn't it Gnome 3
7 > with Gnome-shell replaced by the Mate interface?
8 >
9
10 Gnome 3 has a lot of effects that are graphically intensive
11 (transparency and blending mostly, which older hardware has a problem
12 with). MATE is closer to Gnome 2, where windows just pop into
13 existence and slide around without much fanfare.