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[–] 13 points 8 months ago (15 children)

I was actually just considering trying out a different DE like Cosmic or a compositor like Hyprland, but idk if it’s just a “grass is greener” thing or not. KDE’s got a lot going on for it and switching between QT and GTK is a pain, and I’ve never used a compositor so idk what to expect.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    I switched my work PC to Pop a couple months ago and seriously gave Cosmic a try.

    I had issues with it remembering screen positions and monitor settings would get reset to default on every boot. I installed KDE last week and it was like changing to a comfortable pair of shoes. Everything magically started working exactly how it should.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Cosmic is still beta but I'm excited for it none-the-less as I use Gnome with all the cosmic extensions today. I just find that KDE feels dated and limited and Cosmics ease of customizability is very appealing

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I guess that’s the only reason I’m considering trying something else, KDE is great because it’s got so many options, but also it’s got too many options you gotta mess with to get it looking just ok.

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    Is Epoch1 considered post beta? None-the-less, it's an early release of a pretty aspirational DE. Give it a year or two and check back for something stable

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    KDE is cool, but i was a heavy shortcut user even on Windows. Me discoovering Hyprland is akin to a drug-addict trying out heroine, because i can't go back now.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    KDE has lots of shortcuts, and they can he customized endlessly

    It's one of the main things I like about it

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Try Niri with danklinux.com It’s super easy to install and lots of fun to use.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Any reason to choose Niri over Hyprland?

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    Niri implements a scrolling windowmanager like PaperWM instead of tiling like Hyprland. Tiling resizes your windows constantly, while scrolling only resizes when you want it to. If you keep opening windows, Niri opens them to the right of the last one on an infinitely wide workspace. Workspaces are organized vertically downwards. There’s no fixed number of workspaces, they grow on demand. There’s also a zoomed out overview showing you all workspaces and windows. Niri and Hyprland have some similarities though otherwise like lots of keyboard commands to move, resize, arrange windows.

    Niri is friendlier overall I would say. It’s worth trying both since they are distinct.

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