▲ 80 ▼ Which distro do you find the most visually appealing? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by original_reader@lemm.ee to c/linux@lemmy.ml 97 comments fedilink hide all child comments It's in the eye of the beholder, of course. But it would be great to see some solid recommendations.
[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 30 points 2 years ago (1 child) I like the look of KDE Plasma the most. GNOME vs KDE gang fight has been summoned. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) The look of GNOME isn't the problem of GNOME. ;-) I'm not a good citizen right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Absolutely. GNOME often looks better, but it just doesnt work. Basic things everywhere are removed or not added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) One man’s “basic” things are another man’s clutter … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you mean... editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool) being allowed to customize the UI of any app changing the login screen (gdm) background creating a textfile from the filemanager editing .desktop entries graphically ... ? Hahaha, I disagree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I have given in to GNOME. Set dark mode, install the extension "Tactile" and never touch the setting again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well GNOME has issues but in terms of look it's 69420x better than KDE. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing I've learned in the many years of watching this fight is that the things Gnome people (of which I am one, though I have immense respect and appreciation for the KDE project) don't like about KDE tend to be the things KDE people like about KDE and vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) These projects are almost diametrically opposite. GNOME tries to provide a very simple, solid but not very configurable desktop with good accessibility and stability while KDE tries to make a very configurable and powerful environment that can be customized to anyone's needs. I don't like KDE because it's unstable, way too powerful for my personal needs (their "simple by default; powerful when needed" concept doesn't really work) and I just don't like the UI. Though KDE's better performance is an objective advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have to agree. I'm hoping Cosmic will be somewhere in-between! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) The look of GNOME isn't the problem of GNOME. ;-) I'm not a good citizen right now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Absolutely. GNOME often looks better, but it just doesnt work. Basic things everywhere are removed or not added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) One man’s “basic” things are another man’s clutter … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you mean... editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool) being allowed to customize the UI of any app changing the login screen (gdm) background creating a textfile from the filemanager editing .desktop entries graphically ... ? Hahaha, I disagree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I have given in to GNOME. Set dark mode, install the extension "Tactile" and never touch the setting again. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well GNOME has issues but in terms of look it's 69420x better than KDE. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing I've learned in the many years of watching this fight is that the things Gnome people (of which I am one, though I have immense respect and appreciation for the KDE project) don't like about KDE tend to be the things KDE people like about KDE and vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) These projects are almost diametrically opposite. GNOME tries to provide a very simple, solid but not very configurable desktop with good accessibility and stability while KDE tries to make a very configurable and powerful environment that can be customized to anyone's needs. I don't like KDE because it's unstable, way too powerful for my personal needs (their "simple by default; powerful when needed" concept doesn't really work) and I just don't like the UI. Though KDE's better performance is an objective advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have to agree. I'm hoping Cosmic will be somewhere in-between! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Absolutely. GNOME often looks better, but it just doesnt work. Basic things everywhere are removed or not added. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) One man’s “basic” things are another man’s clutter … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you mean... editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool) being allowed to customize the UI of any app changing the login screen (gdm) background creating a textfile from the filemanager editing .desktop entries graphically ... ? Hahaha, I disagree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I have given in to GNOME. Set dark mode, install the extension "Tactile" and never touch the setting again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dallen@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) One man’s “basic” things are another man’s clutter … permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you mean... editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool) being allowed to customize the UI of any app changing the login screen (gdm) background creating a textfile from the filemanager editing .desktop entries graphically ... ? Hahaha, I disagree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) So you mean... editing images (in the viewer, screenshot tool) being allowed to customize the UI of any app changing the login screen (gdm) background creating a textfile from the filemanager editing .desktop entries graphically ... ? Hahaha, I disagree permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dallen@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Yea, none of those things matter to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had plenty of fun customizing DEs but I don’t really need that on my daily driver. I also have more of a terminal based workflow so perhaps shell customization scratches that itch for me. To each their own :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) This is not about customizing. What app do you use for editing images, or dont you do this at all? On GNOME either using Gwenview (KDE) or GIMP, Krita, Kolourpaint, Pinta would work. Which are all very big programs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dallen@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Sometimes I use Drawing for adding some annotations but I mostly just paste directly from the screenshot tool. In terms of editing, I work more with SVG where I use a very simple editor BoxySVG. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nik282000@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago I have given in to GNOME. Set dark mode, install the extension "Tactile" and never touch the setting again. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Well GNOME has issues but in terms of look it's 69420x better than KDE. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing I've learned in the many years of watching this fight is that the things Gnome people (of which I am one, though I have immense respect and appreciation for the KDE project) don't like about KDE tend to be the things KDE people like about KDE and vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) These projects are almost diametrically opposite. GNOME tries to provide a very simple, solid but not very configurable desktop with good accessibility and stability while KDE tries to make a very configurable and powerful environment that can be customized to anyone's needs. I don't like KDE because it's unstable, way too powerful for my personal needs (their "simple by default; powerful when needed" concept doesn't really work) and I just don't like the UI. Though KDE's better performance is an objective advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have to agree. I'm hoping Cosmic will be somewhere in-between! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pukeko@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (2 children) The thing I've learned in the many years of watching this fight is that the things Gnome people (of which I am one, though I have immense respect and appreciation for the KDE project) don't like about KDE tend to be the things KDE people like about KDE and vice versa. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) These projects are almost diametrically opposite. GNOME tries to provide a very simple, solid but not very configurable desktop with good accessibility and stability while KDE tries to make a very configurable and powerful environment that can be customized to anyone's needs. I don't like KDE because it's unstable, way too powerful for my personal needs (their "simple by default; powerful when needed" concept doesn't really work) and I just don't like the UI. Though KDE's better performance is an objective advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have to agree. I'm hoping Cosmic will be somewhere in-between! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) These projects are almost diametrically opposite. GNOME tries to provide a very simple, solid but not very configurable desktop with good accessibility and stability while KDE tries to make a very configurable and powerful environment that can be customized to anyone's needs. I don't like KDE because it's unstable, way too powerful for my personal needs (their "simple by default; powerful when needed" concept doesn't really work) and I just don't like the UI. Though KDE's better performance is an objective advantage. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pukeko@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago I tend to agree. I mean, the gnome workflow is more appealing to me (though I have since moved to a WM), but my dislike of KDE comes down to (a) too many options everywhere and (b) it looks too “sharp”. If KDE had an “I’m done fiddling” mode that hid most of the options and I found a softer theme, I’d probably like it fine. Absolutely nothing I just said should take away from others’ preference for KDE. I’m glad we can like what we like. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I have to agree. I'm hoping Cosmic will be somewhere in-between! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pukeko@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago It seems to still be strongly gnome-adjacent, which fits with the softer, "calmer" aesthetic Pop has, but with functional tweaks that are more aligned with Win11/KDE (absolutely intended as a positive statement, as far as moving the ball forward on UX design). I worry that team KDE won't like the "sane defaults" simplicity that it appears to have inherited from the gnome days, but that might just be the part of me that experiences terminal choice paralysis every time I fire up KDE. :) permalink fedilink source parent