"LinuxMint Cinnamon or LinuxMint Mate ... So my question is, which is 
better for a complete noob to linux? He really is only interested in 
LibreOffice, Chrome and maybe Firefox."


Hi Nathan,


If the machine is higher-spec then either one should work well so it 
would be mostly a matter of preference. Pretty much any app will run 
under either desktop.

If the machine is lower-spec, you'll find that Mate is a lighter 
desktop. It's clean, logically arranged and somewhat resembles the 
Windows XP menu system. I tend to advise Mate.

Changes were made to version 17.2 (all desktops) which seem to be 
causing erratic operation on a fair number of machines. It seems to be 
related to the default activation of desktop animations and compiz, 
something which I find very annoying.

Many people seem to be liking it, I'd just say if you go with v17.2 you 
might want to test drive it thoroughly so your noob's first Linux 
experience isn't a bad one.


--Kenn


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