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I'm assuming he means "tried to modify the kde theme at all." I've run various distros (mostly arch now pushes bridge of glasses up nose) and incredibly regular

I'm assuming he means "tried to modify the kde theme at all." I've run various distros (mostly arch now pushes bridge of glasses up nose) and incredibly regularly it's an absolute nightmare to set up. Like just using "get new stuff" to install a few themes and apply them will ask you which specific filename you want (I have no idea, there is nothing to help me know on screen). Then sometimes I have to restart plasma for the changes to take effect. Then compositing breaks and I have to change the compositor backend to make the process restart so my window previews work again. I have worked through all of this and much more and my kde setup is baller now on all of my machines. But I basically always launch gnome, because it is a significantly more polished system. This carries through to the mobile Linux experience as well.

smallerfish 4y ago
Ah, I know what you mean - and yes I ignore themes/fonts/etc that require you to choose between files, and I don't download random DE hacks from forums or third party locations. My workflow is typically: Settings, [Themes/Styles/Fonts/Whatever], Install New [Thing], sort by highest rated, search for what I want, download a few, try them each out, stick with one and move on to next customization. It simply doesn't produce _instability_ for me (and I've done this maybe a dozen times over the past 10+ years, some time in the KDE 4 days) - though certainly, depending on the skills of the theme developer, some aspects may be janky. I think cursor changes require a restart (probably an X thing, and maybe no longer an issue on Wayland), but most of the rest are instant. To each their own. The lack of customizability in Gnome drives me nuts.