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Old 09-17-2019, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ThatOneGuy View Post
Very random freeze ups mainly during video playback. Nothing I can reproduce. The systems involved are all relatives who took my word on the stability of Linux. I did a lot of googling and found some issues with cinnamon, but someone's always gonna have problems with anything. I suspect their problems are with old video drivers for their old hardware. Just my bad luck with these people and their old systems.
Linux Mint Cinnamon is a "heavier" version of Linux then something like "Mate". If you have very old hardware and/or very little memory, then a different version of Linux may be in order.