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Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

by kardianos 1y ago

FirmwareBurner 1y ago
Linux
andrepd 1y ago
linuxmint.org :)
saubeidl 1y ago
Get an Arch-based distro with KDE.
- Der_Einzige 1y ago
  You mean xfce? KDE is bloated. Yes it’s still bloated even if Valgrind says it has no memory leaks.
  - saubeidl 1y ago
    xfce is nice, too, but aren't they still on gtk3?
  - kardianos 1y ago
    I also run Linux using XFCE. But some of my Clients use windows and were just "forced" to upgrade their hardware and use Windows 11.
  - reorder9695 1y ago
    KDE is bloated, but coming from Windows10 it feels very familiar but with all of Windows' extra shite (ads/tracking/sign in/fucking onedrive) chopped out. I couldn't be happier with it to be honest. [edit]: I forgot to mention as well, at least on arch you dont have to install the (I forget the package name exactly) kde applications package off pacman, if you don't install it you'll need to install dolphin and a few other things but it really cuts down the bloat.
    - jasperry 1y ago
      Yes, this. I'm a long time XFCE user but when I got a beefier machine I switched to KDE, and unlike XFCE it manages the hardware thoroughly enough (sleep/brightness/network/audio) that I don't have to manually hack anything. I tolerate the bloat for that reason. I disabled all the kwallet and pim stuff though, that was a mess.
  - dartharva 1y ago
    You mean Cinnamon? XFCE is ugly as hell and breaks a lot of things.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago
    Does it matter when my current uptime is 51 days?
  - int_19h 1y ago
    It's bloated if you judge it by the standards of the WinXP era. And I'm not saying that's unfair, but realistically speaking, it's not an issue for any modern PC.
- ikari_pl 1y ago
  or just KDE?
- giancarlostoro 1y ago
  I prefer Budgie myself.
mvieira38 1y ago
I switched from Windows 10 to Fedora KDE 2 years ago and it's been good. Not great, but good. I do have the occasional problem with drivers and whatnot, but honestly Windows was just as bad, just with different stuff, and Windows was much less stable and much slower
- askonomm 1y ago
  I also switched to KDE, and man, not needing an online account to use a operating system, not having any ads or constant spyware sending every click and keystroke to some ad partner is absolutely amazing. Sad that to get a decent user experience feels amazing, even though it's not really anything special, really goes to show how bad things have gotten.
pantalaimon 1y ago
There is still Mate, the Gnome 2 fork.
- freedomben 1y ago
  I'm mostly a gnome 3 guy now, but mate is way underrated IMHO. I usually use it in VMs and the performance and usability is incredible. For those of us who grew up on this paradigm, it's a joy
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago
  There is still Trinity, the KDE 3 fork. https://www.trinitydesktop.org https://www.trinitydesktop.org
- int_19h 1y ago
  And Cinnamon, which is modern Gnome beaten into some sensible shape.

Yes please. Can I please have a simple desktop that doesn't get in my way back?

FirmwareBurner 1y ago

Linux

andrepd 1y ago

linuxmint.org :)

saubeidl 1y ago

Get an Arch-based distro with KDE.

Der_Einzige 1y ago
You mean xfce? KDE is bloated. Yes it’s still bloated even if Valgrind says it has no memory leaks.
- saubeidl 1y ago
  xfce is nice, too, but aren't they still on gtk3?
- kardianos 1y ago
  I also run Linux using XFCE. But some of my Clients use windows and were just "forced" to upgrade their hardware and use Windows 11.
- reorder9695 1y ago
  KDE is bloated, but coming from Windows10 it feels very familiar but with all of Windows' extra shite (ads/tracking/sign in/fucking onedrive) chopped out. I couldn't be happier with it to be honest. [edit]: I forgot to mention as well, at least on arch you dont have to install the (I forget the package name exactly) kde applications package off pacman, if you don't install it you'll need to install dolphin and a few other things but it really cuts down the bloat.
  - jasperry 1y ago
    Yes, this. I'm a long time XFCE user but when I got a beefier machine I switched to KDE, and unlike XFCE it manages the hardware thoroughly enough (sleep/brightness/network/audio) that I don't have to manually hack anything. I tolerate the bloat for that reason. I disabled all the kwallet and pim stuff though, that was a mess.
- dartharva 1y ago
  You mean Cinnamon? XFCE is ugly as hell and breaks a lot of things.
- LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago
  Does it matter when my current uptime is 51 days?
- int_19h 1y ago
  It's bloated if you judge it by the standards of the WinXP era. And I'm not saying that's unfair, but realistically speaking, it's not an issue for any modern PC.
ikari_pl 1y ago
or just KDE?
giancarlostoro 1y ago
I prefer Budgie myself.

mvieira38 1y ago

I switched from Windows 10 to Fedora KDE 2 years ago and it's been good. Not great, but good. I do have the occasional problem with drivers and whatnot, but honestly Windows was just as bad, just with different stuff, and Windows was much less stable and much slower

askonomm 1y ago
I also switched to KDE, and man, not needing an online account to use a operating system, not having any ads or constant spyware sending every click and keystroke to some ad partner is absolutely amazing. Sad that to get a decent user experience feels amazing, even though it's not really anything special, really goes to show how bad things have gotten.

pantalaimon 1y ago

There is still Mate, the Gnome 2 fork.

freedomben 1y ago
I'm mostly a gnome 3 guy now, but mate is way underrated IMHO. I usually use it in VMs and the performance and usability is incredible. For those of us who grew up on this paradigm, it's a joy
LargoLasskhyfv 1y ago
There is still Trinity, the KDE 3 fork. https://www.trinitydesktop.org https://www.trinitydesktop.org
int_19h 1y ago
And Cinnamon, which is modern Gnome beaten into some sensible shape.