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If you have to pick only one Desktop Environment and use it till your computer breaks, what would you choose? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by mazzilius_marsti@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I know Gnome is the default on popular distros: Fedora, Ubuntu, Rhel, Pop OS (it's Cosmic Desktop yes but it is still based on Gnome)...etc. But Gnome just doesnt work for me. I would pick XFCE - stable and no BS.

Before Manjaro and their cetificate shenanigan, I used to use their XFCE version. At the time, it was marketed as the "Flagship Manjaro version". I went 4 years without any problems and I did tinker a lot, just couldnt get their XFCE to break.

After a tough Arch or Gentoo installs, I just want to put XFCE on and call it a day.

What about you guys?

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[–] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I've only tried KDE and i'm pretty happy with it. I dunno why I'd want a creepy foot gnome on my computer, and I don't really know of any others by name yet so.... I'mma pick KDE

[–] the_wiz@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

Well, for me it would be the setup i am now using since about 15 years:

WM: flwm Filemanager: ROX-Filer Background: feh

... and a ton of tools i accumulated over the yesrs

[–] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think in going to switch from XFCE to KDE just because the XFCE merit of using the least amount of the resources is no longer a reality. I miss LXDE

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[–] yaslam@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

KDE Plasma. 6.3 is an extremely smooth experience.

[–] philluminati@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 months ago

I have literally been using the same build of dwm as my desktop env since 2007.

[–] lemmyausmister@feddit.org 0 points 3 months ago

Mint

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