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is Cinnamon sort of a shitshow? (programming.dev)
submitted 11 months ago by sederx@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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let me land, i started working in this place and they asked me to maintain the internal linux distro as well. fine, sure.

they run a modified ubuntu with cinnamon on top.. i thought ok interesting choice. no problem right? wrong!

i never noticed since i never used cinnamon much but its missing a shitload of features that regular users expect and that are present in gnome.

some of it its silly,sure. but it has been a challenge, ill just list a few.

  • you cant duplicate your bottom bar on all screens...

  • if you customize your shortcuts and then add the "window group list" applet... it takes over the shortcuts....

  • there is no logout trigger in dconf(WHYYY???)

  • no automatic tiling options can be added(afaik)

  • you cant switch your audio source from the systray icon...

  • tried to remove an applet and now i have a green rectangle in the middle of my screen with no obvious way to remove (see pic)

  • we had to manually modify cinnamon because it wouldnt handle multiple users and gdm at the same time(like WHAT???its fixed now upstream but jeeesus)

  • the issue tracker is a warzone, i opened multiple issues and only once got an answer(the issue above) and theres like 1.6k issues open

we really tried but i dont think we can deploy this much longer, it doesnt seem worthy considering almost none of this is an issue in gnome. im getting tired of getting a ticket and having to reply "well this would work on gnome but on cinnamon we cant,though titties"

to my understanding cinnamon was chosen because more similat to windows but this is not worth it imho... what do you think? have you used cinnamon in professional environments or just stuck to gnome?

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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

People using opensource software have to learn how to be more respectful and level-headed.

"Cinnamon is a shitshow" makes me think you are unable to voice criticism in a reasonable manner and that the rest of the text will be filled with overreactions and dramatization. After reading it, my initial impression feels confirmed.

i never noticed since i never used cinnamon much but its missing a shitload of features that regular users expect and that are present in gnome.

If you never noticed a "shitload" of basic features, maybe they aren't basic nor expected by regular users and you're running into less common usecases.

Sometimes things can be frustrating, I get it. Maybe you wrote this in a moment of anger and just needed to let it out, but IMO those things should be more often done in private. Once the private rage has been quelled and you're in a better state of mind, maybe then consider making a post.