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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 8 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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[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

KDE for the desktop and xfce for the laptop

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[-] J52@lemmy.nz 2 points 8 months ago

Ran KDE then Gnome a long time ago. Now it's openbox wm.

[-] PurpleClouds@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Switched from i3 to sway to hyland. I like the virtual desktop setup and noiseless facing interaction.

[-] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

The amount of not KDE answers here surprises me. Y'all a bunch of nerds [endearing]

[-] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

fvwm :)

[-] Dragonlord21@feddit.org 1 points 8 months ago

XFCE

[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

Fluxbox.
Technically, not a DE, but a WM...which makes me the DE, I guess....

[-] philluminati@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

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

[-] miguel@fedia.io 1 points 8 months ago

KDE. I've been using it as my daily driver for roughly 10 years now, and barring any unforeseen excitement, it'll stay that way indefinitely. Proably until I stop using Linux, anyhow.

[-] yaslam@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

KDE Plasma. 6.3 is an extremely smooth experience.

[-] marauding_gibberish142@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago

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

[-] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 1 points 8 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

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