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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I’m a noob using the default Ubuntu DE for a few months now and I’ve gotten used to it, at this point I’m afraid to ask what are the other DEs and whether I should swap over

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I particularly like Cinnamon, it's very simple and nothing fancy (while still looking great and modern).

The other popular choices include:

  • Gnome
  • KDE (customizable to hell)
  • XFCE (very easy on resources, good for old hardware, or if you like simplistic DE)
  • LXDE (similar to XFCE in the resources department, but looks more modern, IMO)

There are others, but I can't speak for them as I've never tried them. I can't really describe modern Gnome as well, because the last version I used was 3 and it doesn't look at all as the same DE, so someone else will have to provide that info.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

I‘ve recently used lxqt in a project. Very cool and the successor of lxde afaik at least for lubuntu.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

modern gnome is simpler to learn and more polished than basically all other DEs. i think its better for someone that wants something new and for people who just started using a computer, because of just how easy it is to use. its not good if youre switching from windows or mac and want something similar.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I tried it recently and it was confusing as hell.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

first time i tried it, i felt it was easier than any other de ive tried, though different people of course wont have the same experience

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Test them out on a virtual machine

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_environment

You can use the list there to look up images or videos of the DEs

If you think you’d prefer one then you can try it but you aren’t likely to find an advantage over what you’re used to (there are some like old hardware wanting lighter weight) it’s mostly preference.

If you changed your Window Manager to i3 then you would probably hate it just for being so different