fuuma

Good timezone Fedi - what desktop environment or window manager do you use and why? If you could recommend it in a 1 sentence, what it would be?

#wm #de #xorg #x11 #wayland #linux #macos #windows #dos #haikuos #plan9 #freebsd #runbsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonlfybsd #linux

Mar 18 at 4:43pmWeb
Show threadCanadaManMar 18
@fuuma I use kde plasma, because its the kubuntu default and I like it :3 (fyi, i have tryed others like gnome and elemetry)
Show threadBeckyMar 18
@fuuma Sway: It's some effort to learn, but moving windows with the keyboard is fun and very fast. Looks cool too.
Show threadAymeric BaudMar 18
@fuuma I use sway so I am productive when writing code, and not distracted by anything. Also because I can control everything with my keyboard. I want to write my own wayland compositor when I have time in the future or fork sway to my liking. But I'm already happy enough with my current setup. Have used Plasma, Gnome, Xfce extensively in the past.
Show threadTywèleMar 18
@fuuma GNOME, because it works great for me and I like its aesthetics.
Show threadShawn WebbMar 18
@fuuma I'm a happy #i3wm user because I want the computer mouse to go the way of the dodo.
Show threadAmin GirasolMar 18
@fuuma XFCE. It gets out of your way, it adheres mostly to 1990s UI conventions, it's customisable if you want.
Show threadRuss SharekMar 18

@fuuma

bspwm, because it behaves and stays out of my way.

Show threadBryan Redeagle Mar 18

@fuuma I use Gnome because it works, and is a consistent experience (for me at least).

I would recommend it to beginners because its basic use is fairly ease to explain and demonstrate.

Show threadthedæmon (Clay Ayers) [he / him]Mar 18
OpenBox has been around forever, it's fast, easy to configure and is stable.
Show threadPulkoMandyMar 18
@fuuma I set up IceWM back when I had "only" 192MB of RAM on my Linux machine. Switched to the Oktan theme when I had to use 256-color terminals at school. Stuck with it ever since. It's small, it doesn't get in the way, it just works.
Show threadJim P.Mar 18

@fuuma KDE (personal devices) and Cinnamon (work).

KDE offers a familiar interface but doesn't compromise on options or flexibility, and it has a ton of well-integrated applications.

Cinnamon likewise because it has a familiar UI and everything "Just Works" on Mint with minimal need for tweaking.

The less time I need to spend adapting to an environment, the better off I am.

Show threadPerlPlayerMar 18

@fuuma using #xfce since 2013 constantly.

I've tried gnome and kde before and other small ones since 2002.

Show threadtrashHeap  Mar 18
@fuuma Switched to XFCE recently. It seems to have less AI slop code in it than KDE, and it seems less interested in depending on systemd than gnome is.
Show threadJeffMar 18

@fuuma Xuake. I use it because it's my Wayland compositor. It's a minimalist, cli-forward, lua scriptable anti-desktop. It's very lightweight and minimizes UX noise, probably to a fault for most people.

I love it becuse I wrote it to meet my exact needs. I haven't packaged it anywhere yet, so compiling and installing is an adventure.

https://git.sr.ht/~phaedrus/Xuake

~phaedrus/Xuake - sourcehut git

Show threadklu9Mar 18

@fuuma

Xfce: lighter than the big guns, more featureful than the lightweights

#Xfce #Linux

Show threadInfrapink (he/his/him)Mar 18

@fuuma I'm a fan of MATE because I started with Unuuntu 10.10 and it's the most similar to GNOME 2.

I also like Cinnamon but for some reason it doesn't go to sleep when I close my laptop lid.

Show threadJay 🚩 Mar 20
@fuuma @E 
Show threadRhialtoMar 21
@fuuma
I use ctwm, with the tabbed window title bars (that means that the title bar size can be narrower than the window).
That is a feature that Wayland doesn't have, so I don't like Wayland. Go away land! (But BeOS/Haiku has it by default)
No "desktop", that is just a lot of unnecessary crap.
Show threadiloo6d ago
@fuuma recently switched to niri and really enjoy it, mostly cause it stays out of my way :P It's there, but it's not if you known what I mean. The overview feature is also nice, it's mighty configurable and it's fast :)