On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Tom H <tomh0...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jul 20, 2017 at 10:01 AM, Dale <rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I've installed Linux Mint with Mate. > > Isn't Mate as heavy as Gnome on your low-powered box? Isn't it Gnome 3 > with Gnome-shell replaced by the Mate interface? >
Gnome 3 has a lot of effects that are graphically intensive (transparency and blending mostly, which older hardware has a problem with). MATE is closer to Gnome 2, where windows just pop into existence and slide around without much fanfare.
