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Gnome and KDE seem so close in polish these days, it's hard to decide which one to run and I keep on going back and forward.

by treve 7y ago

magduf 7y ago
It depends on if you like features and configuration options or not. If you don't like features and don't want to be able to set any configuration options, go for Gnome. Otherwise, KDE.
- kermitismyhero 7y ago
  KDE these days seems like configurability-overload. I appreciate the flexibility but it just feels excessive to me. I think a lot of the options should be tucked away into an equivalent of Firefox's about:config. For me, something like XFCE has the ideal config panel complexity. (Of course, it's all subjective.)
  - AdmiralAsshat 7y ago
    There are ways that the configuration can be done for you, however. There's a "Use Desktop Layout From Theme" that would pull in any layout changes from a theme you install. When I found out that you could apply a theme and, with a few clicks, have KDE fashioned into something that looks indistinguishable from Unity, I almost switched to it just for the novelty. https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/make-kde-plasma-5-look-like-ubuntu-unity/ https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/make-kde-pla...
  - magduf 7y ago
    KDE could use some work in the design department, with a lot of the menus and UI stuff getting an overhaul, but without actually removing functionality (just moving it around to be more sensible, and not overloading new users with too many options at once).
simion314 7y ago
If you want customization(do not like the default) is safer to use KDE, with Gnome you need extensions and if you check the Gnome reddits and forums you will notice that latest updates broke the popular extensions again. Also for accessibility reasons, AFAIK Gnome does not show the font size in the default settings app, this is the first thing that i need when I want to install Linux, I put the LiveCD in and then go and enable the zoom and large fonts.
brimstedt 7y ago
personally I find gnome's filesselector unusable, whereas kde's is great.
- TheCraiggers 7y ago
  Last I tried, you couldn't type direct paths into the fileselector or the file browser, basically requiring that you mouse your way around. I found that extremely aggravating and went back to KDE almost immediately.
  - symlinkk 7y ago
    You can, simply press Ctrl + L. It's funny to me that you switched desktop environments instead of Googling that.
    - TheCraiggers 7y ago
      Well, it wasn't advertised, and I argue it's a basic feature of a file picker / browser so it should be very obvious. To be honest, that was just the final straw. I was already unhappy with Gnome for a variety of reasons, that was just one of them.
  - hadrien01 7y ago
    Ctrl+L has always worked for me, it highlights the path field.
    - inetknght 7y ago
      Having a key sequence is fine. Remembering the key sequence is annoying. Every OS and UI wants to have it different. Modern OSes even get rid of hints and text so people don't even know that a key sequence is available.
      - ghostly_s 7y ago
        This shortcut has been the same on MacOS, Windows, and most Linux DEs for ages. Can't please everyone, I guess.
stefan_ 7y ago
Uhm, which is to say, horrid? Because polish is the last thing that comes to mind with the abomination that KDE is. The defaults are literally to spam you with notifications because a single fricking file copy finished. Hello! We have SSDs now! No one is fucking waiting for their file copy to finish! If you copy 100 files, no one wants 100 notifications!
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Gnome and KDE seem so close in polish these days, it's hard to decide which one to run and I keep on going back and forward.

by treve 7y ago

Gnome and KDE seem so close in polish these days, it's hard to decide which one to run and I keep on going back and forward.

magduf 7y ago

It depends on if you like features and configuration options or not. If you don't like features and don't want to be able to set any configuration options, go for Gnome. Otherwise, KDE.

kermitismyhero 7y ago
KDE these days seems like configurability-overload. I appreciate the flexibility but it just feels excessive to me. I think a lot of the options should be tucked away into an equivalent of Firefox's about:config. For me, something like XFCE has the ideal config panel complexity. (Of course, it's all subjective.)
- AdmiralAsshat 7y ago
  There are ways that the configuration can be done for you, however. There's a "Use Desktop Layout From Theme" that would pull in any layout changes from a theme you install. When I found out that you could apply a theme and, with a few clicks, have KDE fashioned into something that looks indistinguishable from Unity, I almost switched to it just for the novelty. https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/make-kde-plasma-5-look-like-ubuntu-unity/ https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/make-kde-pla...
- magduf 7y ago
  KDE could use some work in the design department, with a lot of the menus and UI stuff getting an overhaul, but without actually removing functionality (just moving it around to be more sensible, and not overloading new users with too many options at once).

simion314 7y ago

If you want customization(do not like the default) is safer to use KDE, with Gnome you need extensions and if you check the Gnome reddits and forums you will notice that latest updates broke the popular extensions again. Also for accessibility reasons, AFAIK Gnome does not show the font size in the default settings app, this is the first thing that i need when I want to install Linux, I put the LiveCD in and then go and enable the zoom and large fonts.

brimstedt 7y ago

personally I find gnome's filesselector unusable, whereas kde's is great.

TheCraiggers 7y ago
Last I tried, you couldn't type direct paths into the fileselector or the file browser, basically requiring that you mouse your way around. I found that extremely aggravating and went back to KDE almost immediately.
- symlinkk 7y ago
  You can, simply press Ctrl + L. It's funny to me that you switched desktop environments instead of Googling that.
  - TheCraiggers 7y ago
    Well, it wasn't advertised, and I argue it's a basic feature of a file picker / browser so it should be very obvious. To be honest, that was just the final straw. I was already unhappy with Gnome for a variety of reasons, that was just one of them.
- hadrien01 7y ago
  Ctrl+L has always worked for me, it highlights the path field.
  - inetknght 7y ago
    Having a key sequence is fine. Remembering the key sequence is annoying. Every OS and UI wants to have it different. Modern OSes even get rid of hints and text so people don't even know that a key sequence is available.
    - ghostly_s 7y ago
      This shortcut has been the same on MacOS, Windows, and most Linux DEs for ages. Can't please everyone, I guess.

stefan_ 7y ago

Uhm, which is to say, horrid? Because polish is the last thing that comes to mind with the abomination that KDE is. The defaults are literally to spam you with notifications because a single fricking file copy finished. Hello! We have SSDs now! No one is fucking waiting for their file copy to finish! If you copy 100 files, no one wants 100 notifications!

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