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KDE is now my favorite desktop

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892 points todsacerdoti | 1 comments | 18 Sep 25 12:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source
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blenderob ◴[18 Sep 25 13:08 UTC] No.45289202[source]▶
XFCE or LXDE anyone? Honest question - If you use XFCE or LXDE or similar minimalistic DEs, are you happy with the choice? or do you feel somethings are missing that are available in KDE, MATE and the likes?
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1. bee_rider ◴[18 Sep 25 13:42 UTC] No.45289600[source]▶
Desktop Environments always feel a bit clunky to me. A Window Manager like i3 or something is easier.

I get the idea of a desktop environment offering more consistency. But, my system feels very consistent. It is really easy, because there are only ~4 types of windows: Firefox, Evince, a terminal, or some ephemeral matplotlib graph.

I wouldn’t think of it as missing out on anything. You just become familiar with the ecosystem of mostly terminal utilities.