#Desktop Environment

[systemdeez]

GNOME is good.

[mirqmarq428]

Switching to Linux hot take:

Recovering windows users shouldn't switch to a "windows-like" DE. Give them something totally alien like GNOME or Budgie. Likewise, we should recommend ex Mac users KDE or Cinnamon.

Reason: Linux is not the same as those OSes. Its imitations of their interfaces are incomplete, so it will feel like a knockoff.

A new GUI paradigm sets Linux apart in the mind and encourages learning. Then once the user is proficient in customizing their desktop, they can bring back the features they valued in those systems.

[psychopowerriflehypnotized2]

posting some more pictures of me trying out NsCDE since the other one did so well, this was before I changed the wallpaper to the puma twins but like, shows my specs a bit better

[sl33py-g4m3r]

Debian 12 w KDE Plasma let's go~~~

I've got no idea why I didn't like KDE before tbh.... cause trying it now, its kinda nice~~~ last time I tried it was idk how long ago.... when I started messing around with linux to begin with.

It, unlike xfce, has a software updater so I don't need to use the terminal on debian~~~ it looks really snazzy tbh.

last time I used it was idk how long ago..... a decade ago? and I guess now it's just Plasma and not KDE anymore? ??

annoying problem that I fixed~~~~ also for some reason the icons and stuff on my second hard drive have reverted back to dev/sda for my main OS partition and dev/sdb for where all the rest of my data is... and idk why~~~ but the lock icons on everything in that drive is gone~~ and idk what fixed it......

also time.... the date and time was incorrect and i had no idea why given I've selected the proper time zone.... I was just really confused and idk why.... but now I did and it's fixed~~ I had to change the BIOS time to UTC

and since there's no "sync w internet" and you need EXACT SECONDS now the time is slightly off cause I didn't time it down to the second.... but putting my BIOS time into UTC instead of local time fixed it~~~

also still don't know exactly why I can and could get debian to boot and install perfectly fine on my machine even with secure boot and the like from a windows install still on. when linux mint debian edition just.... wouldn't......

stupidly simple fix but I'm happy to have figured it out myself~~~ hope I like KDE more than I did a decade ago. idk why I didn't like it that far back... maybe it was worse? or there was too many customize options and it paralyzed me?

but now I like it so far~~~~ wonder if I can do it up like windows xp/95? lol. throw myself into customize options of KDE and be lost here forever :)

slowly figuring stuff out and my preferences in the linux world~~ idk why I liked xfce..... the KDE log in screen is nicer and more sleek and modern~~~

will gnome stuff work with kde? if I install gnome games? I always install gnome games and then never play any of them lol I mean I'd assume they would but idk~~

idk why I'm documenting my journey with trying different distributions or desktop environments here..... cause I feel no one really cares..... but I got no one around me to talk linux to... even if I am still (in my own eyes) a newbie at it....

welp~~~ back to system config~~ :) hope that's fun~~ and to find accessibility settings~~

what was up with the clock tho? why did I have to set my BIOS time to UTC to get it to be local time? how does linux configure time? never noticed that before~~~

I distro hop a lot I think~~~~

and would ya believe it my function keys STILL WORK~~~~ WOOOO~~

edit: there are swipe gestures to go back on browser?? gonna like KDE I think~~~

yet another edit: double check bios cause I'm a doofus sometimes~~ secure boot is still on but now greyed out and can't toggle it off, fast boot and something below fast boot are disabled~~

still have no idea why pure debian is able to load with secure boot on (permanently now I guess) and linux mint wasn't able to despite it being debian as well.... but debian 12 works so neat~~~~

bad thing tho about the "swipe to go back" is that I keep almost doing that while trying to scroll down~~ could just use the arrow keys but got so used to using the touchpad to scroll ...

[giphit]

sorry GNOME i was judging you based on my experience over 5 years ago, you are a good desktop environment now and i will swallow the adwaita pill

[jrepin]

KDE Plasma 6 released!

New major version of the best computer desktop environment ever is finally here. Check out the new overview, improved colour management, a cleaner theme, more effects, better overall performance, and much more.

[papasfilms]

[visgrapplinghooks]

"Linux is about choice" RE: GNOME Hate

You can choose not to use GNOME. Nothing is stopping you.

You don't have to use it.

Uninstall it. Change desktop environments. Most other popular DE's are gonna be right there in your package manager.

GNOME derangement syndrome in the Linux community is so fucking annoying. It caters to a very specific workflow. This is fine. No other DE comes close to its level of polish at its one specific workflow paradigm. It has a niche.

Arguably, it's not even much less customizable than Cinnamon, Deepin, or Budgie. People just complain about GNOME more because they're upset that it's either peoples' first experience with the Linux desktop or because it deviates from the workflow paradigm they're used to.

You shouldn't even be looking towards a desktop environment if you want total control and customization, to be quite honest. Window managers are a much better option for users who care that much.

[kde-plasma-official]

waking up every morning be like

[gnome-de-official]

Aha but here’s the thing: I’m not a tiling window manager. My windows float automatically. What are you going to do about that?

…

You… you’re going to tile them?

…

Shit

fuck u >:3 *floats all your neatly tiled windows*

[arashtadstudio]

How to Install Gnome Desktop on VPS or Dedicated Server and Connect to i...

[systemdeez]

I can't wait for Cosmic Desktop Environment to be complete so I can finally stop defending GNOME.

[goodjohnjr]

Installing Linux With The KDE Plasma Desktop Environment | Talking With TDC & KDC & KC

File:KDE Plasma 6 screenshot.png Dream 1 All that I can remember of this dream is that I was with someone helping them install Linux on a computer while we talked about various things. I am not sure which Linux distribution (distro) we were installing, but I know that it used the KDE Plasma desktop environment (DE). A Quick First Look At KDE Plasma 6 The person told me that this computer was…

[psychopowerriflehypnotized2]

I want to try moksha because I like enlightenment de, but the moksha-git aur package keeps failing to build

Its always like "manual intervention is required. Exit code - 4"

Any ideas?

[jrepin]

KDE Plasma 6.3 released

Almost after a year since the first release in the sixth generation of the popular Linux and UNIX desktop environment, KDE community announces the release of the latest version of KDE Plasma 6.3 . In this major release the System Settings’ Drawing Tablet page has been overhauled and split into multiple tabs to improve how things are organized, and new configuration options have been added to each section. KWin window manager makes a stronger effort to snap things to the screen’s pixel grid, greatly reducing blurriness and visual gaps everywhere and producing sharper and crisper images. In the color department, screen colors are more accurate when using the Night Light feature both with and without ICC profiles, and KWin offers the option to choose screen color accuracy. Hardware and system monitoring and information tools have also received new features and performance optimizations. KRunner (the built-in search tool that also does conversions, calculations, definitions, graph plotting, and much more) now let you jump between categories using keyboard shortcuts. A security enhancement landing in Discover software management/app store application highlights sandboxed apps whose permissions will change after being updated. If you’re a fan of the forecasts provided by Deutcher Wetterdienst, you’re in luck: Plasma 6.3’s weather widget allows using this source for weather data. You can now configure its built-in touchpad to switch off automatically, so it doesn’t interfere with your typing. When you drag a file out of a window that’s partially below other windows, it no longer jumps to the top, potentially obscuring what you wanted to drag it into. Plasma panels can now be cloned You can also use scripting to change your panels’ opacity levels and what screen they appear on. And there’s much more. To see the full list of changes, check out the complete changelog for KDE Plasma 6.3.