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Microsoft in their infinite wisdom has replaced the Hide Desktop icon with Copilot. (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Maybe here is a good place to ask. I have used Mint for months now on my non-gaming laptop. I like it. I was ready to move my gaming rig at months end. Then I read that it can have issues with multiple monitors at different refresh rates and also with Mouse acceleration. Is this true and is there a solution?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Monitors at different refresh rates is a downside of x11, which Mint uses for all its desktop environments. Fortunately, they're working on moving to Wayland for the Cinnamon edition, which has better support for that. There's an experimental version you can use now, and they plan to be done in 2026.

I'd test things first ofc, maybe with your laptop plugged into one of the monitors.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It's a case by case scenario.

If it works for you, then it's all good.

If it doesn't, then you might see the need for having a Linux PC and a Windows PC for different use cases.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

My gaming rig has been on arch and manjaro for the past 6 years. No regrets. Sometimes games can be a pita to get working right, but proton/steam/valve have done an amazing job and it's better every day.

I have a 2.5k 34" uktawide and a 27" connected. No issues.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

X11 does not support different refresh rates across monitors.
You need a Wayland capable DE for that. The big one is Gnome.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't use gnome especially with Wayland. Plasma > 5.27 has awesome Wayland integration. Try fedora tumbleweed

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That's such a weird comment considering gnome has been the on the forefront of wayland's implementation from the get-go and KDE's is still experimental.