Not sure if this is the right comm to ask in, but I have been hearing people praise GNOME lately, which contradicts my prior experience with GNOME in live environments a few years ago.

I'd like to ask, what is the appeal of this DE compared to KDE?

  • companero [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    What didn't you like about it when you tried it?

    I like it because it's pretty, stays out of my way, and mostly "just works" out of the box. KDE seems to encourage the user to configure everything to their liking, but I hate configuring stuff.

    • Tomorrow_Farewell [any, they/them]
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      5 months ago

      What didn't you like about it when you tried it?

      IIRC, I did not like how restrictive it felt. I can't speak of the details as I don't remember enough about it.

      • eldavi@lemmy.ml
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        5 months ago

        it's intentionally restrictive on the surface because it helps alleviate the anxiety of people who have only used windows or mac before.

        i think of gnome as the gateway drug of the foss world; if they like it enough, they'll want more.