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A question for GNOME/KDE users (piefed.world)
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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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[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 3 points 13 hours ago

GNOME makes it a pain to switch between two applications, unless you have a touchscreen or a keyboard always at the ready. There's a reason why Ubuntu ships with the Dash to Panel extension by default. And besides, the customization in GNOME is effectively non-existent since the migration to Adwaita, anything resembling theming is literally a hack on top. KDE, on the other hand, is more flexible, only problem is that most of the themes rely on a separate Kvantum engine, but otherwise it is certainly possible to customize things to your liking much more so than with GNOME.