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What DEs are people using? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by ABeeinSpace@lemmy.world to c/archlinux@lemmy.ml

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I wanted to get a feel for everyone’s thoughts on desktop environments (or window managers if you don’t use a DE). I’m new to Lemmy, so apologies if this is too low-effort a post.

Personally I’m running KDE on my main computer, but I have an Arch virtual machine I use for more experimentation. That VM has seen KDE, i3, and will probably see hyprland at some point soon

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[–] bour@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I have been using Arch+KDE plasma for ~5years on my main rig, I love it!

[–] green_dot@le.fduck.net 1 points 1 year ago

I've been using KDE, GNOME for a short while to see where they are in usability. Got bored and started using hyperland setup for a few months now. I was also using i3 for years before thag.

[–] SomeBoyo@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Qtile

[–] ludz1@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

i3 user here! ;)

[–] Lord_Mac@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm always returning to cinnamon, but was on Bungie for awhile

[–] mutoroglin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I recently switched to hyprland, love it!

[–] mutoroglin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I recently switched to hyprland, it's great! I used KDE before but wanted to touch base with a tiling wm.

[–] mutoroglin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I recently switched to hyprland, love it!

[–] mutoroglin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I recently switched to hyprland, love it!

[–] mutoroglin@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I recently switched to hyprland, love it!

[–] lcdhead@vlemmy.net 1 points 1 year ago

icewm is awesome for what i need! lightweight and simple, with good themes online.

[–] okunevacyril@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

KDE on desktop, XFCE on laptop

[–] Lazyachiever@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Gnome for 10+years... Across a variety of PCs... Intel NUC, mac pro 13, several dell laptops, and dell XPS 9560 and 9570 ATM.

[–] BendyLemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I went from Gnome2, a few months on MATE, then Mint's Cinnamon until I moved on to Manjaro Cinnamon for 2 days, then tested KDE and got stuck on KDE.

[–] jimakososx@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I enjoy gnome with the arcMenu extension https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3628/arcmenu/ I will include usually some other extensions, but arcMenu is what makes the experience a lot better than the stock one for me.

[–] Justaregulardude2001@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not an Arch user (I stayed in Fedora because convenience at the time), but I use Qtile these days. I have my own little scripts for making the colorscheme the same as the wal colorscheme.

[–] HollyCat2022@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use windowmaker and plasma. I also dabble in icewm

[–] ABeeinSpace@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Haven’t heard of windowmaker before

[–] ablackcatstail@lemmy.goblackcat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I am a die hard Cinnamon guy. I used to like MATE and then I played with Linux Mint for a short while and Cinnamon became my thing. Cinnamon works really well in Arch too. I just wish that its window manager, Muffin, would support Wayland. I really want to drop xorg like a bad habit.

[–] UdeRecife@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

KDE, for kwin's superior window management tools.

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[–] wirthy@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

XFCE with the WM replaced with Openbox. Ask me about my Openbox keyboard bindings for window moving and resizing :)

I kind of want to try KDE again, but I still feel it's too laggy, at least on my machine with intel graphics.

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