r/debian • • 3d ago

Community Which desktop environment do you use?

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5740 votes, 3d left
GNOME
KDE
XFCE
CINNAMON
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u/Sataniel98 Debian Stable 2d ago

KDE is technologically the best, but Xfce is most in line with Debian's philosophy.

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u/Rude_Influence 2d ago

I use KDE Plasma, but I really like how XFCE didn't use a shell and uses a more traditional modular setup.

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u/SlowBoilOrange 2d ago

What does a "shell" mean in this context?

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u/Rude_Influence 2d ago edited 23h ago

From Google, "A desktop shell is the software layer that provides the graphical user interface (GUI) and visual elements you interact with on a computer desktop" Think of KDE's Plasma and Gnome shell. Cinnamon is an alternative shell for Gnome, but Cinnamon desktop also provides additional applications that do not have to be exclusive with the shell.

In contrast desktop environments like XFCE and LXQT do not use a shell. There are seperate applications to handle the panel, the desktop, applets etc. In other words, you can remove XFCE's panel with your package manager, and install and use LXQT's panel for example. If you wanted to do the same in KDE. You can not do that. You can use a different panel in it, but you can not remove the panel without removing all of the Plasma shell.

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u/UltraAd776 2d ago

Xfce is most in line with Debian's philosophy.

In what way?

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u/Sataniel98 Debian Stable 2d ago

The release cycle, no frills approach, radical preference of proven concepts and technologies.

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u/SlowBoilOrange 2d ago

I know xubuntu and such exists, but Debian is the only community where I really frequently find other XFCE users.

It's like the perfect balance of form and function.

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u/SlowBoilOrange 2d ago

I'm barely aware that I'm using XFCE, just like I'm barely aware I'm on Debian.

It's just a straightforward useable environment. Not overly fancy, not overly complicated.

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u/CoolGamer730 2d ago

Old

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u/onedevelop 2d ago

Es pragmatico, no viejo. De hecho el proximo lanzamiento trae soporte Wayland

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u/suphokenig 2d ago

Don't force you to change your entire workflow with every release.

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u/Quintus-Sertorius 2d ago

Which DE does that?

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u/Brilliant_Sound_5565 2d ago

I'm not familiar with any de that does that though?

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u/kydeshou 2d ago

I like and use both, but I could see myself using xfce exclusively if wayland support was better.

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u/redd1ch 2d ago

I don't miss wayland at all in Xfce.

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u/Sataniel98 Debian Stable 2d ago

Yeah, lack of Wayland support is certainly a drawback of Xfce. It's actively being worked on, might end up being too late for Debian 14 but will certainly be very mature by the time Debian 15 is released. Thankfully, for my personal use-case, X11 and Wayland don't really make a difference.

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u/hal2k1 2d ago

XFCE is old and it doesn't do Wayland.

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u/Toaster_Strudel_517 Debian Testing 2d ago

Xfce for my debian server.

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u/retr00two 2d ago

DE on server!?

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u/Toaster_Strudel_517 Debian Testing 2d ago

It's mainly a seedbox for a private tracker, plus it hosts a few other things like Frigate and my website. Having a lightweight DE can make it easy to navigate things.

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u/retr00two 2d ago

Your server, your fun.

I've seen weirder things.

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u/phaubertin 2d ago

A setup I like for servers is to install only the X client libraries and do everything from another machine using X forwarding over SSH.

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u/retr00two 2d ago

No DE.

  • WM: OpenBox
  • panel: tint2
  • FileManager: xfe
  • terminal: urxvt
  • editor: vim

When I want some whistles and bells, I add jgemu and sakura terminal.

Debian user from Potato.

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u/1287GD 2d ago

Holy optimisation

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u/moeren86 2d ago

I feel you.

  • WM: FluxBox
  • FileManager: xfe
  • terminal: xterm
  • editor: nano/l3afpad and codium

I do not see the point in bells and whistles.

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u/snail1132 2d ago

Sakura mention 🔥🔥🔥

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u/ProfessionalMove3716 1d ago

Almost identical setup, I just use i3 instead of Openbox and thunar as my file manager

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u/niKDE80800 2d ago

I use KDE just because I like that it lets you change its entire appearance and behavior without fighting you.

Don't get me wrong, I love GNOME, but also, libadwaita constantly wants to fight me. I get why they use libadwaita for consistency across their programs, but it just isn't for me.

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u/CaptainAmerica0001 2d ago

I like kde because of the opposite reason. Because it got all the options and menus, I don't ever need to customize or install extensions to have some features (which I consider basic desktop functionality)

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u/maximus459 2d ago

I've tried, but I just can't bring myself to like gnome. There's the design philosophy sure but I can work around that. I really don't like the file manager

Also, isn't it Plasma desktop?

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u/niKDE80800 2d ago

What do you mean? You mean if KDE is the Plasma Desktop?

If I fastfetch then in my case it spits out "Desktop Environment: KDE Plasma 6.7.5"
So... yes it is

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u/One-Suggestion-7906 2d ago

I use KDE since ver 1.0. I found it the one most practical, full of features, and easy to understand for my family. On any device, from notebooks to destkops

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u/Impressive_Bag_3505 2d ago

who says I use a Desktop Environment? I use Sway and Niri

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u/Syndiotactics 2d ago

GNOME keeps out of the way and simply works. The GNOME workflow is also unbeatable for my use case.

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u/_Erin_ 2d ago

Agree! It’s fantastic. 

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u/schizowizard 2d ago

I'm with you in da Gnome squad =_=

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u/Server_Administrator 2d ago

Same here. Just looks nicer and feels nicer in my opinion.

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u/FishAndMicrochips 2d ago

Whenever I'm not on GNOME, something feels missing. The workspace-centred approach of GNOME just works so well!

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u/axxond 2d ago

Gnome gang

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u/SlowBoilOrange 2d ago

Can you elaborate on GNOME's "workflow"?

Maybe it's because I have been using XFCE almost exclusively for years, but I can barely imagine how a DE would impact my workflow besides maybe window tiling or multiple desktops.

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u/Syndiotactics 2d ago

GNOME has been designed specifically for a certain workflow idea, utilizing many different desktops and lacking any visual distraction from something that is not active at the moment. If something really really needs to be there in the background, it will be in the last workspace.

This is why vanilla GNOME doesn’t have a dock or desktop icons. All files and apps are accessed by the same SUPER+typing search. No minimizing of windows, what is there is there. If something is a separate part of a project, it will be on another workspace. You will always get a full overview of all subprojects by pressing SUPER  or moving your mouse to a ”hot corner”. Using GNOME to its full extent kind of forces me to be highly effective and organized, without ever thinking about it. 

Difficult to explain, but most people who have a problem with GNOME try to use it with desktop-reliant Windows logic, even though its logic is much closer to that of a window manager, with various quality of life improvements that make it a full visually appealing, minimalist and consistent DE.

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u/MoshiurRahamnAdib 2d ago

See this maybe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4dDdaUDS8

You can also change the workflow to how you like with extensions, but I think the default is already the best

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u/SlowBoilOrange 1d ago

Thanks for the video and /u/Syndiotactics for the description. I see what you mean by workflow now. I think that's almost too slick for me.

Probably just due to me being a creature of habit. I started computing when the desktop metaphor was king and I think that's just how my brain continues to work.

I usually run low-end rigs, so I don't like the idea of stashing apps away out of sight, but still running. I barely even use Xfce's multiple desktops.

I am tucking this away in the back of my mind though. If I ever setup a decent gaming PC/workstation this might be the way to go.

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u/d4nowar 2d ago

Lxde bro. Works on everything under the sun.

I'll move to lxqt eventually.

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u/WorthyTomato 2d ago

Lxqt is my go-to

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u/First-Republic-7151 2d ago

cinnamon liviano y muy windows

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u/Interesting_Buy_3969 2d ago

WHY IS EVERY SINGLE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT NAME IN ALL CAPS? KDE AND GNOME ARE THE ONLY ONES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN LIKE THIS

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u/Jcob210 2d ago

Also XFCE is all caps from my knowledge.

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u/BreadfruitParking395 2d ago

Didn't want to upset others😅

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u/wizard10000 2d ago

WHY IS EVERY SINGLE DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT NAME IN ALL CAPS? KDE AND GNOME ARE THE ONLY ONES SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN LIKE THIS

Because except for mate, cinnamon and gnome flashback they're all acronyms.

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u/TheElvenAngelCatboy 2d ago

Primarily KDE on my ThinkPad, and I experiment with XFCE and i3wm on other machines. My smallest machine with 4GB RAM and 128 GB SSD is tty only, lol.

But I want to get a good rice together and apply it on my other decent machine, as well as set up a NAS I can access from anywhere safely.

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u/QuantumCakeIsALie 2d ago

set up a NAS I can access from anywhere safely.

Look into Tailscale!

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u/zicker77513 2d ago

Uso aqui sway WM e terminal foot

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u/TurnukluZ_05 2d ago

mate and cinnamon

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u/Different_Water7545 2d ago

XFCE specifically because X11 seems to be a first class citizen

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u/One_Seven_O_One 2d ago

WindowMaker

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u/VectorFish 2d ago

Welcome ! Me too ;-)

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u/Sea_Decision_6456 2d ago

Gnome, because I'm used to the default bindings, and because GTK is cool.

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u/Silly-Weakness6749 2d ago

Xfce 🐁 ❤️

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u/_the_r 2d ago

KDE since the beginning, went through all ups and downs, never regret

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u/DarkTrepie 2d ago

Just the old reliable XFCE set up like Windows 95 without the Chicago95 theme

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u/Koki-Niwa 1d ago

my taste comparison: KDE vs Gnome is like Chinese food vs Japanese food

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u/Salatwurzel 2d ago

Gnome.

Gnome is really next level when it comes to consistent design/workflow, everything feels like it "belongs together" and is developed with the same vision in mind, while KDE feels like 50 different apps/menus with 50 different design visions are just thrown together into one big desktop.

Everything else KDE does better, but man ... i'm a lover of consistent design and workflow experience. Once KDE figures out how to get to gnome level in that area, i'm going to switch to KDE.

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u/DeepDayze 2d ago

I use KDE Plasma as my desktop but have Cinnamon and Openbox on a couple of other machines

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u/tapsaja 2d ago

I use KDE on my laptop, installed KDE on my wife's and have an old laptop with xfce.

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u/SplatGoesTheTurtle 2d ago

KDE on my desktop, Cinnamon on my laptop.

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u/GoldenWubbabunga 2d ago

well, I use GNOME on modern hardware, and Xfce on older hardware

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u/bvimo 2d ago

You missed Trinity Desktop TDE from the list 🥲

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u/ComradeSomethingIDK 2d ago

Nowdays using window managers, but XFCE and cinnamon both will always have my heart. Not a fan of KDE, gnome is pretty nice but I prefer WMs over it.

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u/Upstairs-Category571 2d ago

Niri with DMS

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u/Godmil 2d ago

I use Sway because it's super light and runs nicely on my old T480s laptop. Only problem is forgetting all the keyboard shortcuts.

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u/mattep99 2d ago

Long live KDE!

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u/PhotoJim99 2d ago

I use multiple DEs. If a machine has enough RAM and horsepower, I use MATE. But if it doesn't, I uce XFCE4 which isn't quite as nice to use but it's quite good enough.

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u/MelioraXI Debian Stable 2d ago

Sway, so WM.

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u/necheffa 2d ago

A random collection of utilities and an openbox WM.

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u/TinyHammerBigNail 2d ago

I use KDE on 3 computers, gnome on 2, xfce on 1. I am about to rebuild a few more computers people are giving me to recycle. Those will have a mixture of XFCE and GNOME. When I get my next fatty boy GPU stacked computer it will get KDE. So its like picking one is unrealistic unless you are like a supremacist like those windows folks.

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u/captainstormy 2d ago

I'm using KDE these days. I wanted something with all the most modern features. I really prefer MATE but they are lagging so far behind these days I can't use it anymore.

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u/Gloomy_Attempt5429 2d ago

KDE para uma verdadeira experiência desktop somado ao KDE conect. Xfce para leveza. Mas uso fluxbox por questões de desempenho e modularidade. Se meu equipamento fosse com mais desempenho, provavelmente eu teria baixado o debian minbase com KDE e fluxbox seria minha interface gráfica secundária

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u/Content_Lime1524 2d ago

Gnome kde cinnamon

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u/MooseBoys 2d ago

headless

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u/Freakzeardv2 2d ago

Well, when i started with Linux i picked Cinennamon, since i liked the name. I just figured they all would be very similar.

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u/Mydnight69 2d ago

I use LXCE, GNOME, cinnamon and KDE.

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u/Immediate-Ad3360 2d ago

Use since 4 months Niri with DMS, it was the best decision so far

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u/Ffffgdgfgcfcff 2d ago

On my main Linux computer I use Cinnamon because it runs LMDE 5 and I have Cinnamon customized to look similar to windows 7 because that's what the OS that's currently installed replaced.

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u/oligarchy_killing_me 2d ago

Hyprland, I love it so much (and I am not into ricing, I just want a good workflow).

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u/chubacca13 2d ago

I'm surprised KDE has more votes (I'm on Plasma, too).

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u/geovannyjs 2d ago

Xmonad

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u/thriveth 2d ago

Niri +Noctalia here. I used to be ride or die AwesomeWM but Niri made me fall in love all over.

Of the more established DEs I prefer GNOME.

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u/SmileyBMM 2d ago

Been using Plasma for years, but Wayland is still a mess on my 2 PCs' hardware. So I'm giving XFCE a try, happy with it so far.

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u/Ali-v1074 2d ago

Where is LXQt?

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u/LonelyMachines Debian Stable 2d ago

Gnome. I love Cinnamon, but I decided to force myself to learn Gnome. Now that I'm used to it, I understand many of the design decisions and I enjoy using it.

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u/Zipdox 2d ago

Cinnamon. It's basically core GNOME technologies used to make an actually good desktop, rather than a radically opinionated experience.

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u/bsensikimori 2d ago

I use ratpoison-wm, btw

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u/KimmyGurl420 2d ago

Ratpoison + GNU screen > all

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u/sgriobhadair 2d ago

Cinnamon on my desktop.

MATE on my former Chromebook.

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u/silenceimpaired 2d ago

KDE just doesn’t feel as polished to me as Gnome. I hate the limited options of Gnome defaults, but I also hate the unlimited options of KDE. If COSMIC ever gets as polished as Gnome I’m switching.

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u/Sataniel98 Debian Stable 2d ago

but I also hate the unlimited options of KDE.

Just stick to the defaults? It's not like KDE forces you to diverge from the out of the box experience.

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u/rocketwidget 2d ago

Headless. But my use case for Debian is my own personal server, not my daily driver.

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u/LekoLi 2d ago

If I am running Debian, it is usually a server, so I use lxde/qt. For desktop, I use Arch, (specifcially CachyOS) with plasma.

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u/Kaseffera 2d ago

Why Gnome on desktop?

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u/Kaseffera 2d ago

Follow up question: why do you install plugins to make gnome look like KDE? What’s there in gnome that you want to keep it while still having traditional desktop environment and icons as in KDE?

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u/AncientAgrippa 2d ago

I really like it. I like how easy gnome extensions are to use (and edit). Dash to Dock is great, so is Dash to Panel.

I personally feel KDE looks dated, but I can see why people like it. I have no religious affiliation with GNOME nor Debian, which many people seem to do with their DE/distro.

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u/Hot_Hunt_7152 2d ago

I use two environments: on my personal computer I use GNOME, and on my secondary one I use Cinnamon.

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u/kirilleugeneN 2d ago

MATE, it's basicaly gnome 2, but modernized. Also, it works good everywhere

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u/Inevitable-Self-2702 2d ago

I'm still on my first install of Debian after ~6 mos. I didn't know what I was doing and thought "whatever I'll go with gnome". It has its problems and isn't that customizable, but honestly it only gets in my way every once in a while. I want to try KDE, but I also want to just do my work lol

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u/misterfast 2d ago

i3 all day

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u/Astrodion123 2d ago

I have used gnome these days but mate is still great. Still sad that development is slowing down 🥲

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u/profeshamat Debian Stable 2d ago

Not only GNOME itself I prefer but Debian's implementation of it. It's up there with how Fedora Workstation ships it.

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u/vloshof28 Debian Testing 2d ago

Budgie 10.10.3 (Solus)

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u/-Ancalagon- 2d ago

Gnome on my laptop with Debian and KDE with my laptop with Fedora.

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u/ExoticVillage8066 2d ago

Depends on which computer. I'm using KDE, Sway and XFCE.

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u/coolnomad 2d ago

GNOME,KDE ,Cosmic & Hyprland

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u/Relevant_Hope_900 2d ago

Included with Debian...None. I build COSMIC DE my Trixie and Forky machines:

me@cosmic-desktop:~$ apt list --installed cosmic-session cosmic-session/trixie,now 1.10.0+deb13-20261009 amd64 [installed]

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u/KazM2 2d ago

Using KDE, have considered checking out some other DE but its been working well for me

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u/dinozavarr 2d ago

Ever after gnome shell came out I'm mostly on KDE. Sometimes on sway, open box or xfce

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u/KhrisKringle-0504 2d ago

I use KDE because my computer can run it and its customization, but XFce is goated, same with LXQt... Goated.

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u/Informal-Quarter-939 2d ago

I use KDE put im thinking about using XFCE or GNOME

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u/Eselk19 2d ago

POV Mate: 😶‍🌫️

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u/alexice89 2d ago

I’m in bash 90% of the time, so xfce.

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u/JANK-STAR-LINES 2d ago

My Lenovo ThinkPad T430 runs Debian Xfce although my older T60 runs the same distro with i3wm instead. I have also been getting used to configuring DWM on other systems albeit I was using Alpine Linux for that.

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u/lethinhrider 2d ago

Needless to say, KDE is definitely the future.

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u/Perturbee 2d ago

Xfce for remote desktops on headless machines, KDE Plasma for my main desktop with actual screens.

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u/Ahmedbh01 2d ago

Budgie

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u/maxgrody 2d ago

I like gnome but it's too bloated for my old laptop

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u/GenBlob Debian Stable 2d ago

I use GNOME

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u/Far_Entrepreneur_868 2d ago

Debian + Gnome for daily use 🫠

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u/jtohrs 2d ago

I'm on an older chromebook with only about 15 gb of storage space, so i went and built a tiny wm from scratch so i could save as much space as possible.

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u/PinkSlep 2d ago

Other , i3wm

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u/ShrikeBishop 2d ago

I use sway with some gtk apps (thunar, evince, fille-roller). Keep it simple and snappy.

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u/green_meklar 2d ago

KDE on my daily driver, XFCE on my secondary machine.

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u/suzdali Debian Stable 2d ago

niri

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u/toolsavvy 2d ago

KDE and MATE.

MATE is used with Debian on my really old and recourse-limited laptop (technically a notebook, they say) because it actually runs better than with XFCE and uses less RAM. It's actually very usable as an internet machine so long as you don't have more than 10 tabs open at once. With XFCE can only have 3-5 tabs open at once before it becomes useless.

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u/retiredwindowcleaner 2d ago

lxqt on one machine

dwm on another

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u/Kenmeister9001 2d ago

I just use Sway with Waybar.

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u/bombatomica_64 2d ago

Been daily driving hyprland and noctalia, they are incredible

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u/kydeshou 2d ago

XFCE and KDE

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u/Guggel74 2d ago

Not really a DE - I use Niri+Noctalia

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u/Neither-Ad-8914 2d ago

Lxqt set up like a post apocalyptic wasteland 😂

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u/Cove0Crow 2d ago

I filter between using i3. Or using emacs as a WM

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u/Nehemoth 2d ago

Headless around here.

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u/anto77_butt_kinkier 2d ago

Ah yes, the most efficient way to run things. You can't have high idle GPU utilization if your GPU isn't being utilized at all ;)

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u/AirGVN 2d ago

GPU? Where we're going, we don't need GPU

i got a gt710 passive just to make the motherboard POST, i don’t even know what the specs are. I bought it for 5/10€, cheaper than a new dummy!

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u/m1k3e 2d ago

KDE all day. I used to really enjoy using Xfce, but I stopped using it when the built-in apps all started to switch to the different versions of GTK so the whole experience felt like a bunch of apps kludged together.

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u/FrebTheRat 2d ago

Cosmic has been great out of the box for me on Pop.

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u/lomszz Debian Stable 2d ago

KDE but mainly I use hyprland + noctalia

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u/blacklizardcode 2d ago

Gnome on my laptop, hyprland on my pc

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u/Brilliant_Sound_5565 2d ago

I use XFCE on my daily Debian driver which is an intel nuc, only got a crleron in it with 16gb ram but it does everything I need that system to, my other machines is a dell XPS with Win11 on it lol 😂 that's got enough power and 64gb ram lol . Although I do like gnome and I run that on a other Linux laptop that I have

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u/Ceballos_Ethan96 2d ago

I use enlightenment

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u/moeren86 2d ago

You should have added the option "custom", i am pretty sure a non insignificant number of people pick and choose WM and apps from the repository.

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u/bgravato 2d ago

I generally don't use any DE, just i3-wm standalone.

But if I'm using a DE it's going to be either XFCE or LXQt.

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u/brewdog_millionaire 2d ago

I use i3wm, but I do have XFCE just because I installed it so I'd have a desktop

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u/Gaben_is_awesome Debian Testing 2d ago

Had the most fun with OpenBox, XFCE sill always be my favourite, but KDE is ideal long term

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u/Solid_Guess_7154 2d ago

Niri all the way, I used Plasma for like 6 months but after giving Hyprland and Niri a try (I saw some really pretty stuff at r/unixporn), I ended up staying with Niri + Noctalia

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u/AirGVN 2d ago

getty@tty1 here. I use Xorg just to display what i need to the end user (my mom)

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u/DarkJack1609 2d ago

Niri + noctalia

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u/Reasonable-Guitar667 2d ago

SwayWM, I have only what I need to download and watch TV and nothing else, love how simple and easy it is

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u/7tc81 2d ago

Gnome

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u/Flat-Guarantee-7946 2d ago

Gnome + Conky. 

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u/Grandleon-Glenn 2d ago

I use KDE mostly, as my roommate uses my desktop and she had issues with finding out how to shut down the computer on other DE's.

I'm thinking of moving to Openbox or i3 for my laptop, though. The graphics card does't like Wayland very much.

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u/whitewaterdave 2d ago

KDE. The rest don't compare.

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u/MustardOrMayo404 2d ago

KDE

KDE Plasma on my primary setup, but on some other setups that run on low-end hardware and only counting DEs officially supported by Debian, I usually use MATE but sometimes use Xfce instead.

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u/ElSasori69 2d ago

I kinda like the idea behind LXQT, it uses QT and GTK depending on what is more lightweight, at least that's what I uderstood, I'm currently using KDE on Debian Stable, I'm thinking on going Debian Testing with LXQT but I would prefer to stay on Stable, the problem is I would like to have a more updated version of LXQT and MPV.

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u/no_brains101 2d ago

Im using i3 for X11 and sway for wayland, quickshell for my UI, and lightdm to launch sessions.

IDK what desktop environment is that.

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u/Zeti_1223 2d ago

Hyprland

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u/gaorp 2d ago

labwc

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u/Savings_Difficulty24 Debian Stable 2d ago

Currently using gnome, but I tried kde on a VM and am tempted to switch

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u/Morganorix63 2d ago

hyprland

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u/This-Consequence-957 2d ago

PC1: KDE
laptop1: Hyprland

PC2: KDE
Laptop2: XFCE

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u/Maark-- 2d ago

Hyprland. Custom shell based on Quickshell. File Manager Thunar, terminal - kitty.

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u/FabianButHere 2d ago

I don't use Debian

...why is my reddit homepage betraying me

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u/IslandPsychological 2d ago

MangoWM+Noctalia-Shell

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u/ViriatoPRT 2d ago

others: mainly Icewm, but also fluxbox and openbox.

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u/svscagn 2d ago

No de, labwc!

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u/tomiku 2d ago

Mate has been my DE of choice

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u/babinio741 2d ago

IceWM- JWM

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u/BenRandomNameHere 1d ago

XFCE on lower hardware, Gnome on decent rigs.

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u/KGBStoleMyBike 1d ago

I've used XFCE since Gnome 2.3x was depcrated. MATE was good but had poor intergration with gtk3-4 apps. Xfce didn't conflict as much and it was easier to get how i like things. Before I used KDE. I'd really love is someone bring kde 2.x into the modern day with updated apps with the same gui.

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u/whattteva 1d ago

I need two options because I use KDE and also JWM on potatoes. 

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u/ProfessionalMove3716 1d ago

i3 with a hodgepodge of other utilities:

  • tint2
    • various tray applets
  • thunar
  • urxvt

I'm also using this on FreeBSD and Arch.

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u/Odd_Instruction_5232 1d ago

Currently using KDE as a DE.