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Do you use Gnome or KDE Plasma? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bpt11@sh.itjust.works to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I'm relatively new to the linux space, I was introduced by the steam deck which uses kde, and it's pretty similar to windows in terms of how it works so that's the DE i'd be leaning towards when I eventually switch. I've never used gnome so i'm not sure if it'd be worth using I guess?

So I'm just looking for some input from the community, do you use Gnome or Plasma, why do you use it, and what's kind of like a pros and cons kinda thing between the two?

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

XFCE fan here.

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I would agree but it still heavily relies/requires X11 for many of the core components and apps. Wayland support on the horizon. For now though I wouldn't recommend anyone use any DE that doesnt support Wayland, since X.Org is has been unmaintained for many years, it is a bloated protocol, and is insecure by design. This is because it was designed 40+ years ago in a time before security was a big concern to developers.

[–] mckean@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Unmaintained? Can you clarify on that?

[–] Neptr@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

X.Org server has been largely abandoned by maintainers and developers.

Here are some links:

https://www.theregister.com/2020/10/30/x_server_lead_maintainer_declares
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XServer-Abandonware
https://www.osnews.com/story/132507/its-time-to-admit-it-the-x-org-server-is-abandonware/

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