>i5 4460
>8 GB of RAM
> SSD 120 GB
>1 Seagate HD for Anime and TV Shows
I installed Linux Mint and Xubuntu a few times and none of them run as fast as my modified version of Windows 10 or my Hackintosh (currently on High Sierra 10.13.6).
I really thought it was the iGPU graphics but most forums say that it is enabled by default. It should well, right?
Well, I tried.
the worst part is that I used it enough to fall in love with its customizations and now I'm stuck with both Windows and macOS interfaces.
Mint is pretty damn bloated. Arch, minimal Debian netinstall, and Gentoo all work noticeably faster on this Pentium G4560 - heck, Gentoo with freaking KDE casually outclasses Mint Cinnamon by noticeable margin.
Haven't used Xubuntu. I thought it was supposed to be a lightweight distro, but as mentioned I don't have first-hand experience with it.
Xubuntu was okay, actually. The problem was with the browser (a.k.a 80% of my time using a computer). Both Firefox and Chrome were really bad when I was using it, especially if compared to the Windows 10 version of both apps.
I liked Mint at first, but there were a lot of apps that I don't give a fuck about, and the fact that I couldn't choose what to install made me angry.
>Arch, minimal Debian netinstall, and Gentoo all work noticeably faster on this Pentium G4560
Aren't those supposed to be designed for advanced users? I barely know how to type sudo apt-get update.
How were you noticing that it's not smooth? There might be some tweaking that can be done. Unless of course you were talking out of your ass and are here to shill people away from Linux.
Xubuntu should run like a charm with these specs. I run it with an old Core2 cpu, 4GB RAM and a ton of additional software running like Docky, and it's perfectly fine.
>nd none of them run as fast as my
By what testing methology? The speed of windows opening or what?
Like 30 minutes ago I was using an "ok" version of a software and after I installed the same piece of software on both Xubuntu and then Mint that software ran like crap. There were all glitches if I scrolling the mouse "too fast". even though I was doing it just like I did on Windows.
I used Linux (Ubuntu) once a few years back and I was still able to install Arch and get it up and running well. Follow directions, and if problems arise, search for answers.
What fucking software. "A software" doesn't tell anything at all