DiabolicalBird

I prefer getting my news from cryptic symbolism in my dreams

Good plan, I already had investment in VR before I went to Linux so I'm not really wanting to scrap all of it, you know?

The only reason I still have to have Windows on a spare drive is VR. I have a Vive Cosmos and as far as I can tell there is just flat out no support for Linux.

You are absolutely correct there.

I do my best to vote for better parties man, but I am out-numbered by the stupids who think the answer to fixing problems caused by conservative governments is to elect more conservatives.

During a year where there was a transit stabbing every other week, our mayor took a trip on transit to "combat the perception that transit is unsafe." She had a full police escort... They're more concerned with optics than with actually solving problems.

In my case it's because I can't get hardware that supports it without paying a fortune for importing. The other option is ancient hardware that most likely has a cooked battery that I'd have to hunt for in a used market.

Then there's the lack of VoLTE support on a lot of models which is becoming a non-starter as carriers are taking down the 3G towers.

That's before I've even gotten to try the software which I'm not hearing great things about.

It's not popular because it's an enthusiast niche at best. Linux mobile needs more time in the oven before it's ready, by my measurement another couple of decades.

Just dodge the screaming homeless people, tweakers and the occasional pile of vomit.

Transit quality is region dependent. If you're not fortunate enough to live in an area where transit is well looked after it is not "categorically better."

Been this way for a while now. I turn that shit off every time I do a new install.

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy it works for you. Linux has something for everyone and that's fantastic.

Once Gnome dispences grilled cheese sandwiches it'll be my true happy place

I've been using Nobara for a long time now, before that I was on Debian, before that Kubuntu. I've tried both Wayland and X11 on Nobara until they fully switched to Wayland, they both had issues.

I tried several variations on getting a dock to work, but even organizing the top bar or editing any of the panels at all was causing glitches and crashes. After a certain point I said fuck it and tried Gnome, my problems went away and it only took a few extensions to get it where I wanted. Been more stable since the switch so I haven't been inclined to go back myself.

I'll try it out in a VM when I have a bit, looks like something I could recommend to Windows 10 refugees

I tried version 6 last, the customization kept crashing the desktop, it didn't like me messing with the panels at all. I just wanted a top bar and a dock.

I've recently installed the latest version for my fiance who is transitioning from Windows. Immediately there was a small problem with the app menu leaving graphical artifacts on the panel when the menu got closed (it was fixed by increasing the animation speed a bunch somehow?).

After a certain point I gave up and moved on, I can't agree that it's as polished as Gnome from my personal experience with the two. But as always, user experience may vary. My experience with KDE seems to be a minority which is good for everyone else lol

We all got choices, that's what I like about Linux. KDE seems to run great for most people, for me it always seems to bug out and act super janky (the panel editor in particular would bug out and crash constantly, I could never get the damn thing to where I liked it). If it was more stable for me I'd probably use it, I love customizing my system. I've tried making it work a few times, never seems to click.

GNOME's extensions may break on updates from time to time but my day to day experience with it is much nicer. While more rigid it's a lot more polished and doesn't crash out on me just using the interface. I like the layout of it. I'm glad KDE works for so many of you guys, but I'll stick with GNOME until a better option comes around.

That said, if anyone has a better suggestion for a desktop environment I'm all ears.