Subj : First Time Using Linux (Mint) Issues Arise
To   : All
From : Foriest Jan Smith
Date : Fri Jan 02 2026 05:51 pm

I've finally taken the plunge and got a Thinkpad (T480S) and tried out Linux Mint on it for fun. For the past few days I've been playing with Cinnamon and Mate. I started off with Cinnamon, but my laptop performed really poorly under it for reasons I was never able to figure out. Mate performs much better, although:

- Bluetooth audio just won't work (and I can't figure out how to get it working)
- Scaling options are less in depth than Cinnamon.

I'd much prefer Cinnamon but it just won't run.

CPU: Intel i7-8650U (u) @ 4.200GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Memory: 799 MiB / 7686 MiB

Anyone have any suggestions? The Bluetooth problem is a work in progress, but I'm curious if anyone knows why Cinnamon is so slow, and if I can fix that.
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