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HouseWolf ,

KDE is what finally got me to switch from Windows.

Out of the box I found it a better user experience than Windows 10s desktop, but having it be stupid easy to customize and theme on top of that has made me never wanna go back.

kudzu ,
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I like Xfce and Plasma, it's pretty hard to decide between the two

TeryVeneno ,

Gnome, KDE is also nice but the default doesn’t function in a way that makes sense to my brain anymore after using gnome

raven ,

Sway is really impressively stable if you’re willing to learn it and set it up. It’s a tiling WM.

I’ve been running the same arch install with roughly the same sway config for 3 years. My computer has never been so boring!

oscardejarjayes ,
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I love Sway with Arch, been running it for about two years across a few devices. Sway has yet to freeze, crash, or otherwise act unstable. It’s wonderful.

AnokLola ,

I’m running Plasma with Arch, but I like Gnome to, it’s simple and easier to use, but I also think that plasma is more customizable.

pete_the_cat ,

KDE, I’ve been using it since the late 90s. I’ve tried other DEs but nothing comes close IMO.

mapletree ,

Xfce. It’s lightweight and looks great with a little bit of customisation. For me it’s the perfect balance between performance, usability and looks

Pantherina ,

I have to say KDE Plasma, but I look really forward toward Cosmic Rust.

KDE is simply so damn old and has weird quirks everywhere, it has features and basic things like

  • functional apps: dolphin, spectacle, kate, kde connect, systemsettings, discover, …
  • SSD with hitboxes in the very corner (looking at you GNOME)
  • wayland support
  • a regular but modular bottom panel
  • extensible everywhere

But it also just has too many features. Extensions are not tested or versioned so many simply dont work anymore, often some of the dozens of components has an issue. I cant imagine Cosmic reaching the level of features in like 3 years, but if it would do, this could be great. But in the end its up to the devs, so I have no idea at all.

I dont find GNOME usable really. At least in the default settings. The decorations make no sense on Desktops (they are perfect for tablets), the top bar makes you look down too much, the ubuntu way wastes space too. Everything is too thick, too little GUI settings and the standard apps could be from Android, the little features they have.

smoof ,

Plasma 6 is coming out soon. Not sure if it addressed any of your issues though.

Pantherina ,

I think they clean up a lot, thats true. I am very excited!

Flumsy ,

Kde Plasma. Customized so there are no visible panels, only an auto-hide panel at the top for wifi/bluetooth etc. I do app switching and opening new apps via the Overview effect.

raptir ,

I bounce between Xfce and Plasma. I used Xfce for… I don’t know, 15 years? And only switched to plasma for a while because of getting a hidpi laptop before Xfce had support for it.

YurkshireLad ,

I’ve been using Debian with Cinnamon desktop for a while. I tried XFCE but it didn’t click and I really disliked how you added an app launcher to the dock. Cinnamon gets out of my and just works for the little that I need.

dustyData ,

Cinnamon. It just works and I can make it look how I like. i3 on laptops, because hackor.

nixfreak ,

Hyprland

TootSweet ,

Honestly, this is the first I’ve heard of Hyprland, but it looks sick.

db2 ,

That I use? Cinnamon, because lazy. That I prefer? Fluxbox, because fast af.

xkforce ,

KDE. I tried gnome, xfce etc. but theyre either stripped down (xfce) or designed in a way that bothers me. (gnome)

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