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Personally I’m a fan of KDE Plasma.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

KDEeeeee. It can be configured to work in my way, so I don't have to change my habits.

Now mod me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried Solus OS when it first arrived and it was in its first releases and I absolutely loved it. It felt very stable and well made. How do you feel it handles Qt and GTK apps?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Nothing until I need it so usually gnome with just perfection. I'd prob be a good candidate for window managers but have yet to get round to setting one up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I have liked Gnome.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

@Moxvallix I'm a fan of KDE Plasma as well. I like to follow their dev progress.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Personally I use Mate, and I set it up to mimic the feel of Windows 95/98 as much as possible. I like a UI that doesn't get in my way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Depends on the device. I have my custom desktop rices here: https://sopuli.xyz/post/1516215

Personally, I really like Cinnamon. However, it doesn't support Wayland, and the laptops I have that aren't powerful enough to handle Wayland are also not powerful enough to handle Cinnamon.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I've been issuing Budgie for years now and really like it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lxqt - desktop environment

I3 - window manager.

Not super pleased with Lxqt but it's good enough.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

KDE all the way, it even got the higly coveted SO-approval factor. My SO can actually use their linux computer with KDE.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I run Linux on an old Surface Pro 3. I prefer Gnome, because it works very well on a touchscreen device, especially one with an OS key on it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Hyprland. Add catppuccin and a simple and clean eww bar (also in catppuccin), and you've got the cutest and most optimized (navigation wise) setup (subjective, I just like tiling wms and catppuccin)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

We need unixporn

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

KDE for sure. I do like Gnome's minimalist design, but the lack of customizability kills it for me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

TDE. It does what a desktop environment should do and stays out of my way, while offering a more-than-sufficient assortment of built-in software when I need it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Currently I've gone back to Linux after having some issues with Windows that I can't get past so I've tried KDE at first because Plasma was cool back in the day. But it felt too buggy, lack of getting things feeling "dynamic" and animated as I like it.

So I moved over to Gnome and have been loving it. Since I'm also on a laptop it's been working even better. There's a few things I dislike in terms of how things work. Sometimes Gnome feels forced, like you have to make things work the way Gnome intended. Notifications are always an annoyance too and how they work.

I try to make things the way I want with extensions however, Dash to Panel, ArcMenu and a few others.

Even with its shortcommings it does feel like a more dynamic and animated experience that I like, I do enjoy rounded corners and such too so it feels nice. The development is active and open so hopefully it becomes better. Feels a lot more stable than KDE too which is a cherry on-top!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hyprland (Tiling Wayland Compositor)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

KDE or Gnome with 18 extensions are my favourites