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What is the best Gnome2 fork these days? I remember using Mate back when I couldn't stand Gnome3 - is it still the best alternative?
by kamranjon 3y ago
What is the best Gnome2 fork these days? I remember using Mate back when I couldn't stand Gnome3 - is it still the best alternative?
- haunter 3y agoMATE, XFCE, and Cinnamon are all pretty good imo
- cjm42 3y agoMATE is a GNOME 2 fork created to continue its development without the radical turn of GNOME 3. Cinnamon is actually a GNOME 3 fork created to turn it back into a more traditional desktop environment. XFCE is not a fork of any version of GNOME, although it does have a UI similar to GNOME 2 and is based on GTK. Personally, I switched to XFCE back when GNOME 3 came out, and have been happy with it.
- dm319 3y agoMATE is still very good. These days it feels rock solid and looks very polished too.