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On 2025-02-07, CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> wrote:
> On 2025-02-06 7:44 p.m., DFS wrote:
>> On 2/6/2025 4:18 PM, Joel wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> when I see Winblows now it just looks inferior.
>> 
>> What about it looks inferior to what you're using (Debian 12)?
>> 
>> 
>> I haven't run a Linux DE in a few years probably, so I am curious how 
>> they're looking and feeling these days.
>
> KDE is spectacular, the rest is underwhelming. However, most people 
> using Linux aren't looking for something pretty since they believe that 
> the OS should stay out of the way. They would want resources to 
> primarily be available to the software rather than the operating system 
> itself.
>
> Still, KDE compares very favourably with the commercial competition.

To me KDE is kind of "gimmicky." I like Cinnamon, Mate and Xfce much better. 
(Mate and Xfce the way Linux Mint sets them up, not necessarily "generic" 
versions.) I don't like "standard" Gnome at all.

That's one of the advantages of Linux. Lots of choice, not "one size fits 
all."

-- 
“Evil is not able to create anything new, it can only distort and destroy 
what has been invented or made by the forces of good.”  —J.R.R. Tolkien