I also moved from Ubuntu to Mint, and from GNOME to MATE. Been very happy.
The only time I got annoyed at Mint was when they recently changed the default mouse pointer into something that looks like a deformed marshmallow. So instead of a pixel at the end of the pointer, we get a fat finger. I don't understand the UX mentality that thought that this was a good idea.
It's easy enough to change, but every now and then, something clobbers my UI settings and I have to remember how to change it back to the mouse pointer that actually works as a pointer.
I totally agree, used to use Ubuntu Mate, presumably because I didn’t want to deal with constant regressions. But it kept deteriorating.
I personally use the DMZ White cursor theme which used to be a common choice, but is surprisingly hard to find these days. Not even packaged in Debian*. CADT strikes again.
True. I was also surprised to read that the Ubuntu upgrade route from 22.04 to 24.04 won't be supported until the 24.04.1 release in august, which goes to show that the initial release is perhaps not the most stable..
The only time I got annoyed at Mint was when they recently changed the default mouse pointer into something that looks like a deformed marshmallow. So instead of a pixel at the end of the pointer, we get a fat finger. I don't understand the UX mentality that thought that this was a good idea.
It's easy enough to change, but every now and then, something clobbers my UI settings and I have to remember how to change it back to the mouse pointer that actually works as a pointer.