--- title: My first experience with Manjaro Cinnamon as a Linux... description: A Linux Mint Cinnamon user shares their first experience installing and using Manjaro Cinnamon on a Dell Latitude 7410. Coming from Debian/Red Hat-based... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/my-first-experience-with-manjaro-cinnamon-as-a-linux-mint-user-3usmjiuje twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: My first experience with Manjaro Cinnamon as a Linux Mint user | daily.dev og:description: A Linux Mint Cinnamon user shares their first experience installing and using Manjaro Cinnamon on a Dell Latitude 7410. Coming from Debian/Red Hat-based... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-first-experience-with-manjaro-cinnamon-as-a-linux-mint-user-3usmjiuje og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3USMjIuJe.png og:image:alt: My first experience with Manjaro Cinnamon as a Linux Mint user og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My first experience with Manjaro Cinnamon as a Linux Mint user **[All Things Open](https://daily.dev/sources/allthingsopen)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Linux Mint Cinnamon user shares their first experience installing and using Manjaro Cinnamon on a Dell Latitude 7410. Coming from Debian/Red Hat-based distros with no Arch experience, the author found the installation smooth, documentation thorough, and the familiar Cinnamon desktop eased the transition. Key observations include the default Vivaldi browser, easy printer setup via CUPS, access to the AUR, and Manjaro's welcoming community. The overall verdict is that Manjaro Cinnamon offers a good balance of approachability and power for users curious about the Arch ecosystem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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