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How important is a DE to you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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After 2y on Linux I can say with full confidence that switching from GNOME to KDE (for me) is a bigger barrier than switching from Windows to Linux ever was.

I’ve tried a lot to like KDE but I just can’t. I usually see people discussing distros but I feel like picking the right DE makes much bigger impact. I’m yet to try Hyprland though.

Considering the fact that I’m itching to get Steam Frame and VR on GNOME will likely be broken indefinitely, idk what to do.

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[–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

I don't care at all about DE, as long as it is not gnome. I run vanilla kde with minimal configuration. I tried many DEs through the years, tiling wm and so on. Now I just want something that works and that I don't worry about. But gnome, I don't get it. I did try it a couple years ago and my colleagues at work use it, it feels like it is hindering me. I don't like how the application switcher works, the software launcher and so on. When I use it it feels to me I'm fighting the UI in order to do very simple things.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago

    I feel the same way with KDE as you do with GNOME which is interesting to me because one would think that when I'm used to Windows UI the KDE would just click with me but it's actually annoying as hell to use to me.

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