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New to Linux? Focus on the Desktop Environment, Not the Distro

Desktop environments, not distros, control your daily interactions with Linux. Desktop environments dictate how your system looks and operates with customization options. Distro choice impacts system ...
ZDNet

5 ways the new Cinnamon desktop is better than your default Linux DE - and how to try it

Cinnamon isn't the default desktop environment for Linux Mint, it also happens to be a very popular GUI for several distributions, such as Artix Linux, FerenOS, Manjaro, Fedora Cinnamon, Debian, ...
Linux Journal

Linux Mint 22.3 ‘Zena’ Delivers a Polished, Familiar Desktop Experience

Zena is built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (“Noble Numbat”), bringing Mint’s traditional desktop approach together with Ubuntu’s well-tested foundation and extensive software repositories. It ships ...