Gnome Slander (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/43631736

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[–] 26 points 5 months ago (3 children)

None of this would be bad if the devs also didn't think that they should be the default Linux desktop. It's one thing having a constrictive desktop environment that forces you into its way of doing things. I can see that actually being useful in a corporate setting. But to borderline-force that on everyone by way of defaultism, especially those who don't know better, is where it crosses a line.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I wouldn't blame GNOME for being the default environment. They're the default because GNOME is stable, and their apps have a coherent design language. It's a very approachable platform. Their app names are boring, but they're self-explanatory.

    • Calendar
    • Calculator
    • Files
    • Image Viewer
    • Web

    KDE on the other hand is still decently unstable. Last time I had KDE crash on me when doing nothing but opening the panel edit view was literally last week. The application UX is a bit all over the place, and a lot of them feel like they were "made by developers." The naming scheme is the olden cutesy KDE/Linux naming scheme, which is charming but feels pretty alien when you're new to it.

    • Merkuro
    • KCalc
    • Dolphin
    • Gwenview
    • Konqueror
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