KDE sets a really high bar with all the packages and extensibility. Almost everything (not including the lesser known and used packages) is feature-packed and just works. I really don't know any other software that constantly amazes me like KDE.
Came to say KDE/Plasma. Glad it was already on top
In addition to that, they make nice FOSS apps that are great for any DE (see Krita, Kdenlive)
Also it looks like Windows, and that to me is a huge plus for anyone using my computer.
XFCE, tried cinnamon a couple times it was okay but I just prefer the simplicity and stability of xfce
Seems like I'm the outlier here that prefers Gnome over KDE. Gnome feels more polished than KDE for me. Granted KDE comes with more features out of the box, but I don't find anything lacking in Gnome for me.
Tried KDE long time ago to compare it to Gnome 3, went back to Gnome. Tried KDE again a few months ago to compare to Gnome 42, came back to Gnome again.
I also can't stand having all my programs' name starting with K.
I also can't stand having all my programs' name starting with K.
Like Okular, Spectacle, Dolphin, .....
Maybe I shouldn't have said all, but it's annoying to me when the they put a "k" in the name in a very awkward way just because it's an KDE app.
I like Gnome the best too. In my experience, it's the desktop environment that focuses the most on making sure that no little bugs slip in. Like normally when you're using a desktop environment, it will be good except for a few bugs here and there where you have to remember weird things like not backing out of the settings menu in a certain way in order to not trigger a bug. Gnome seems to have the least amount of weird little bugs like that.
It's not very configurable out of the box, but I prefer that too. I'm getting a bit old and set in my ways, and don't really want to mess around with too much configuration anymore.
GNOME, for sure. It works out of the box, and it's kind of pretty out of the box.
I also tried it on a touch screen PX and it works surprisingly well.
xfce for a very long time. I really like tiling WMs but always come back to xfce
Vanilla Gnome. It's simple/boring, and I like that. It seems like most people that like Gnome don't care that it's not a poweruser DE, and aren't excited to talk about it either.
I'm a simple person. I see KDE, I upvote.
I use gnome, but it's basically the worst DE, except all of the other ones that have been tried
It has the least features, so by default the least bugs.
KDE. Because it's mostly a complete package and has tons of knobs and dials to tune for anyone's needs edited
Default GNOME (Wayland), it just works
KDE forever!
Absolutely KDE Plasma.
KDE is love, KDE is life
i3. I mean, it's fast, customizable, and you can make it look good. That's all i need.
I've been using Cinnamon for years. It's stable, fairly lightweight, and pleasing to the eye.
Love me some Cinnamon. Specifically what comes out of default Linux Mint. It isn't trying to do more than it already is. As cool as tech is I wish I didn't need to care about Wayland or X11. I just want it to launch applications, feel like the windows I used as a kid, and stay out of my way. Cinnamon does this all for me. And since freaking high school mint has been there trying to do that.
KDE Plasma on desktop
Cinnamon on (older lower spec) laptop
Mine is MATE:
It's still GNOME 2, but I see no problem with that, it works and I'm used to it and I like traditional desktops. I don't need (or care) about round borders or those on/off switches of modern desktops, that make them look like phone screens turned 90°.
Gotta be KDE for a full featured DE.
But using Sway for now.
Gnome with pop_os tiling window manager
I like Gnome with Pop OS's tiling
Xfce, i just like it.
i3 / Sway with Albert or dmenu or rofi
I just love keeping my hands on the keyboard
GNOME, with a little bit of extension customisability!
Cinnamon is the best
Sway or GNOME (Wayland) with Pop shell extension.
For aesthetics: Budgie, with Cinnamon a close second For simplicity and speed: XFCE
Cinnamon. Stupidly simple and elegant looking.
XFCE and/or AwesomeWM
I am enjoying GNOME at the moment. But I think I may switch to Cosmic DE when that gets released.
I've got used to XFCE.
i use i3 + kde its really cool
I used to only use KDE or KDE plasma with i3 but after using fedora I've fallen hard for Gnome and the design philosophy of the project.
Hyprland ftw!
Although I use sway, I used KDE for a long time and XFCE prior. They're both phenomenal. I'd love to see XFCE make its way to wayland in the future.
As an aside, I feel like Wayland has a market ripe for the introduction of lightweight DEs. Sure, it has the very lightweight (hyprland, sway, river, dwl) and heavyweight (KDE, Gnome) but nothing between like XFCE, LXDE or MATE
It's between XFCE for it's simplicity and KDE for it's Wayland support for me
Sway and dmenu when in a keyboard productivity sorta mood, KDE otherwise.
Vanilla Gnome
Pop! _OS's Cosmic Version of GNOME (regular GNOME kinda stinks) but KDE is also pretty great. Can't wait for COSMIC DE. I'm sure that one will rock itself up to the number 1 spot really quickly.
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