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A question for GNOME/KDE users (piefed.world)

submitted 14 hours ago by sando_en_shorts@piefed.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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For people who already tried both, what's the reason you're sticking with GNOME or KDE as your desktop environment?

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[–] StrawberryPigtails@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 11 hours ago

I've been running KDE now, almost exclusively, for almost 15 years. KDE works (by default) in a way similar to the way Windows XP worked in the late 90's - late 2000's. It felt familiar enough that I didn't have to try and figure out most things that I wanted to do. The few things that didn't work the way I wanted ( or felt they should) were easy enough to change. XFCE was similar (had a Windows 95-98 feel) but was not as configurable.

Gnome 2, I rather liked as it had a feel similar to Mac OS 8 from way back when I was in school, however I just never got along with Gnome 3. Everything felt... off. I can use it, Just don't care for it. Same for most other DEs.