I know there isn’t an objectively correct answer to this question, and I’m not asking for the “party line” - I just want to hear everyone’s opinions (and the inevitable arguments had in good fun, of course).
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I’ve messed around with the main stars, and I like KDE plasma the best. it’s pretty and customizeable. XFCE hits harder than I thought it would, and Cinnamon is pretty good out of the box. I think I hate MATE, but GNOME is good. I also tried something called “Awesome” and it looked deranged in a way that I’m pretty sure would make sense if I spent more time with it… but it was kinda ugly.
I like Plasma best, followed by Xfce and Cinnamon. I can’t stand Mate or Gnome.
None. I use openbox on bunsenlabs Linux.
Less bloat than a full de, but very usable.
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The best DE is the one you like the most
You are absolutely right.
Plasma. Or at least it is for me, your opinion may differ.
Yeah same here, I’m a tinkerer so Plasma is perfect for me. No shade to anyone who uses GNOME or whatever else though, I like that we have options for everyone.
Not Gnome
Why?
I’ve just never enjoyed using it
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The one you build yourself around a WM
xfce, mate, lxde, tde, pick your choice
i prefer wms like fvwm/wmaker/blackbox/e16/ctwm tho
Objectively, with the question asked as it was; there isn’t one.
However, for my use case and preference, I’m gonna roll with KDE. KDE offers everything I need. It has an weasy to use task bar, a menu, tray icons for lingering apps and controls, its dark mode out of the box is good, it support hi refresh rate, even HDR if you want it it can be as simple or as complex as you want. I can stick with how it comes stock basically and rock and roll. The discover store is fine when needed but I use CLI to install and update most things.
I have tried GNOME,XFCE, Cinnamon, Hyprland, Cosmic, Mate, and more but none of them fit my workflow exactly how I see fit.
Your mileage may vary.
Not to soud rude, but how is your “best DE” thread different from thousands of other “best DE” threads where everyone already gave their opinion? There’s plenty of “opinions” on “best DE” online.
I like plasma the most. I mostly like the defaults and KDE tools but in some cases enjoy the vast customization options. I haven’t tried any others in five years or so, so my opinion is a bit off. Could never get used to Gnome.
I had a quick look at the mint one when installing Linux for other people and it seemed decent as well.
Cinnamon
