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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: What Window Manager/Desktop Environment do you use, and why?
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 13:26:09 +0100
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On 06/06/2025 06:05, Ian wrote:
> c186282 wrote:
> 
>> Everybody wants something different.
>>
>> Personally, if it can be had, I still use LXDE.
>> It's just Good Enough without being a ridiculous
>> drag on things. XFCE is the next best FOR ME.
>>
>> Others want more like the Winders experience, all
>> the bells & whistles and 'integration'.
>>
>> There's no one-size-fits-all desktop. The great
>> thing about Linux is that you can CHOOSE.
> 
> This thread has now been running for several days, and no one has
> preferred Gnome. Yet several well-known distributions make Gnome their
> default. Why?
I think there may be a correlation between people who hang out here and 
more technical desktops.

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