You are not missing anything. I switched because I was going to do a fresh luks encrypted install and after trying XFCE, I liked its UI more. It was somewhat nostalgic and gave Windows XP vibes. It also uses slightly less resources which comes in handy since i have to spin up virtual machines once in a while on a very mid range laptop.
I switched from Cinammon to XFCE a few weeks ago and absolutely love it.
Why did you switch and what do you like about it? I’m using cinnamon now and it seems perfectly fine to me, but idk what I’m missing
You are not missing anything. I switched because I was going to do a fresh luks encrypted install and after trying XFCE, I liked its UI more. It was somewhat nostalgic and gave Windows XP vibes. It also uses slightly less resources which comes in handy since i have to spin up virtual machines once in a while on a very mid range laptop.