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► Chapters:

00:00 - Gnome vs KDE Plasma
00:35 - Gnome 46
04:11 - Some negative things
05:08 - KDE Plasma 6
07:08 - Things that KDE could improve...
08:17 - Are they the same?
08:50 - Which one do I choose?
10:08 - Conclusion

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#linux #gnome46 #kdeplasma6

[MichaelNROH]

Quite a lot are asking for the Meta - Overview Bind.

You can do it with this command: kwriteconfig5 --file kwinrc --group ModifierOnlyShortcuts --key Meta "org.kde.kglobalaccel, /component/kwin, , invokeShortcut, Cycle Overview"

This command edits the ~/.config/kwinrc file.


Make sure to reboot after setting in. I'm not sure if you can reload it without an additional dependency in Plasma 6

[AllThruSmartphone]

Using Plasma for last 5 years as daily driver... The development team behind it are doing really great work...

[xperience-evolution]

Vanilla Gnome for me. Love to have pretty much nothing on my Desktop and have simple settings and Menus.
But on Linux every one can choose whatever they prefer and whatever you like is best for you.

[StarlordStavanger]

it doesn't matter, use whatever works for you, there is no wrong answer, it's your computer after all so enjoy it

[jeffreydurham]

I tend to like Gnome better on my laptop, but KDE better on the desktop.

[byquanton]

Gnome 44 was also very stable for me. In Gnome 45 a bug got introduced that (sometimes) lets the whole session crash if a lot of my video memory is used.

[MaisistkeinGemuese]

Michael, you really threw me off with this Video! I was a comfy Gnome User because KDE never felt polished to me. Yesterday I created a Fedora 40 KDE Live USB and immediately fell in Love.

KDE feels so much more mature with its latest release.

[Daniel-wnye]

I prefer KDE Plasma 6 as it comes with a traditional Windows-like layout and behavior by default.
I can put shortcuts on the Desktop to programs, games, folders and files.
I can customize it exactly how I want it.
It has the must have for me, HDR support.
It has developers that listen to my problems and needs.

[ellef]

Ouch... Just set up a new install on my notebook and decided to switch to KDE due to VRR and better support for ext. monitors. The UX is really hard to get used to, though, since KDE always tends to go tiny with its UI, cramping a lot of buttons and controls into not that much of space. I really like the simplicity and intuitively approach of GNOME where features are just in the right place for a fast and trouble free workflow.
Now, GNOME finally managed to add VRR. That's really surprising considering the slow progression of that feature in the support threads. And like you already mentioned, it is still probably not ranked that high on their priority list.
Still makes me feel like I should hop back and hope for the best. KDE doesn't feel right to me, even when customized. The philosophy is just not the same. But the feature support ... The drama is continuing. 😭

[yorimirus]

GNOME sounds pretty good. Now that fractional scaling looks much better, once VRR becomes stable, maybe I should give it a try. I'm mostly a KDE and Cinnamon user.

[Enraiful]

Love your content.
Gnome is slowly becoming better than stock macOS for me, give me DRM Lease, VRR, Fractional Scaling and that's it.
Libadwaita and GTK4 were game changers, the beta of Geary is awesome, Podman, PtyXis, and now they're also working on a proper Nautilus filepicker... honestly amazed at where we are. The sovereign tech fund was a big boost too.

[MrLittleW]

The biggest reason I use Plasma is fractional scaling is far more consistent.

For my 32" 4k monitor I have to use 150% scaling. At that scaling factor, all apps on Plasma look just the right size. On Gnome, all Gnome apps and the shell are WAY TOO BIG, but that's the only way to make non-Gnome apps usable.

[raulgrangeiro]

I just liked Gnome 46; Still waiting for the release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with it.

[michadybczak]

I love the new overlook in Plasma, but it's still a bit stuttering when not used long or when there are more windows. However, Nate knows that, so I'm confident it will be fixed eventually, but it's not certain when.

[RunScared]

You do a great job on these videos. Thanks for the content eh!

[raphaelkyembe]

Both are great DEs in their own way built for different users

[nlogozzo]

Denaro developer here...cool to see you using the app!

[terminallyonline]

Workspace switching with the scroll wheel in the Overview is a really good point. I hope Plasma dev are able to see this or I hope there's an open issue about that.

[jesse]

I feel the same way Michael. I really love the improvements in KDE Plasma 6, but I find that Gnome is still the one I default to. Great video!

[ekaterinaburakova]

This is the review I needed, thanks so much!
And special thanks for mentioning the spontaneous crash issue, now I finally know who is the culprit. Have this on Ubuntu 22 sometimes (uses Gnome 42) and rolled back from Ubuntu 24 (Gnome 46 - which crashed for you). If I did mz setup just a few weeks later once Plasma was released, I might have gone for that one!