What desktop are you using?

[sunrat]

KDE is more familiar to former Windows users, but it suffers from inconsistencies. A lot of settings look out-of-reach and are in not so obvious places. For example, to switch to double-click folder opening, you go to Mouse settings under Input devices. Why not on File manager settings?

Then you have to go somewhere else to change it for other things like desktop application shortcuts. I'll bet the devs pondered at length to decide where to put some settings as there is a lot configurable in KDE. Most of them are somewhere in System Settings.

Wholle DE looks amateurish with all those widgets that look out of place, too. User is forced to adapt to an ever-changing UI.
General look and feel is great, though. Themes and icons are among the best in Linux world. They should just fix the confusion, and they are on that way since 5.12.

Are you using a different KDE from me? I find it to be consistent and functional without looking too flashy. Of course you can add flashy if that's your thing.

[Hallvor]

Then you have to go somewhere else to change it for other things like desktop application shortcuts. I'll bet the devs pondered at length to decide where to put some settings as there is a lot configurable in KDE. Most of them are somewhere in System Settings.

I was able to find it in System Settings using the search function in literally five seconds. More options make each option a little harder to find, but the ability to search in System Settings is very nice.

[Wheelerof4te]

Are you using a different KDE from me?

No, I'm using GNOME. I have tried KDE 5.12 recently in Manjaro, and KDE 5.8 some months back on Stretch. I was speaking from that experience.

[ticojohn]

I've tried several different desktops (GNOME, LXDE, KDE a,d XFCE). My personal preference is XFCE4. I also use lightdm. I have plenty of ram and system resources but just don't care for GNOME and KDE.

[Funkygoby]

Xfce4

Back in the days (~2007), I was using hopping between Gnome2 and Xfce4, I settled on the later and never looked back.
The slow developpement is a feature. It is like taking the back seat and watching others projects try new things.
There is no rush porting Xfce4 to GTK+3 or Qt5.

[HuangLao]

This was tough for me.

If using a DE then its Xfce, however, I have used Fluxbox (twm and blackbox before that) for many years (back to Unix days), recently I started playing with i3wm and I dare say I am booting into i3 more then Fluxbox.....hell hath frozen over?

PS: I voted for WM.

[arzgi]

XFCE here too.

I was using KDE for years. When KDE 4 came to Debian, load went to 100% when KDE was started. There was a lot whining also here, KDE users announced they will start using Gnome. Back then really there was only three alternatives, so I switched to XFCE then and never looked back.

[debiman]

"xfce is always a good idea" <= from the screenshot thread.

[swathe]

i3wm. Have been on it about 5 years now.

[Caluser2000]

XFCE4 Works well on this P4 and my P200MMX. Window Maker is my backup.

[woteb]

XFCE here too. On the MX way with the taskbar left and the Whisker menu down en Orage agenda top.

[Lysander]

GNOME. In spite of many people telling me I shouldn't for one reason or another, I've hung onto it. It looks good, it's simple and it's very different to Windows. I think it's great.

[Head_on_a_Stick]

dwm

I hate desktop environments, everything they do to "help" irritates me.

[CwF]

Xfce4
...Xfce4, I settled on the later and never looked back.
The slow developpement is a feature..

My conclusion exactly.

[Bulkley]

I hate desktop environments, everything they do to "help" irritates me.

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