What is the Best Desktop Environment?

Today I talk about what I think the best desktop environment is.

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#linux #best #thelinuxcast

[comedy]

The best one is just the one you feel comfort in.

[phonewithoutquestion]

I'll throw in the one that I started with for my first go at Linux: XFCE.

Really lightweight, super extensible and can be tweaked to power user specifications. The window tiling is pretty sharp too, before I went TWM only it served its purpose well enough.

[jgsource]

Lmaooo, there is no best desktop environment. No matter how simplistic or feature heavy a desktop is, what is best is always what works for you the best. That is the literal point of a desktop environment or even wm, to get shit done.

[DevAngelo]

Plasma for desktop (especially multi screen). Gnome for a laptop because I like how it handles virtual desktops better :)

[Asoukes]

You certainly make good arguments, my experience with Plasma was not so positive, but I also didn't give it its best chance either.

[AstrayCG]

Couldn't agree more. What's also important for me is It's also very easy to make gtk apps look like they are well integrated into the system, which is not the same with qt (from what I know) on other gtk based desktop environments

[catwong]

the main reason i like kde is that it adjust volume steps easily.

[INhumanLAST]

I love the fact that in plasma I can get the old unity look and feel and the kde apps are really well integrated.there is some issues that sometimes it gets really glitch from time to time

[johanb.]

I'm on KDE Neon and when I install a theme the settings app crashes, but the theme is installed. But I can't remove it, because when I open the settings app again and search for the theme, I only get the option to install the theme, but it's already installed!?? And no uninstall option!?? btw theme isn't Vista, but W7.

[busterbrown]

I really enjoy these videos.
Been using XFCE for years now.
Have avoided KDE.
Will give Manjaro plasma a try.
Keep up the good videos!

[walter_lesaulnier]

I just LOVE trying to change display scaling in XFCE- what a nightmare.

[thingsiplay]

Answer: The one you build your own with Qtile as the window manager.

[themroc]

KDE is objectively a great desktop but i don' t like it's lack of modularity. You should be able to install a terminal or a text editor without pulling half the desktop environment with it in the dependencies. That' s why if i were to use to use a DE i' d install XFCE or LXDE. Although LXQT has me curious, as i am interested in ditching gtk for qt.

[TheRealFrankWizza]

That first unixporn was looking pretty good. Also, I agree. I've been on Manjaro KDE for a while now. Maybe 4 months or so. It's working out.

[peppe]

Depending on my mood Openbox/Bspwm but on the full DE definitely KDE. A pity about the telemetry though.

[JahidulIslam]

I prefer Wayland over Xorg. Only Gnome is better supported in Wayland. So gnome it is.

[JavierPerez-nswo]

Like this video, pictures really well the potential of plasma. I personally run pop os with gnome (well, now it’s called cosmic) on my laptop and battery life is the best, more than double of what plasma gives me (both with tlp).

[WalterPetrovic]

I have been experimenting with Zorin Pro OS and so far I kinda like it. It's running on a 15 year old Toshiba Satellite L300 and it works relatively well.

[spaceguybob]

Any can be used and used well. But I prefer and would recommend KDE for power used or gnome for power users or the general user.

[SerHergen]

Sadly, I have always had bad experiences with Xfce. It always seems to break for me. Plasma and Cinnamon have never let me down.