I know there isn’t an objectively correct answer to this question, and I’m not asking for the “party line” - I just want to hear everyone’s opinions (and the inevitable arguments had in good fun, of course).
Wow no one’s said emacs yet
clearly that is because emacs is an OS and not a DE…
The best DE is the one you like the most
I’ve messed around with the main stars, and I like KDE plasma the best. it’s pretty and customizeable. XFCE hits harder than I thought it would, and Cinnamon is pretty good out of the box. I think I hate MATE, but GNOME is good. I also tried something called “Awesome” and it looked deranged in a way that I’m pretty sure would make sense if I spent more time with it… but it was kinda ugly.
I like plasma the most. I mostly like the defaults and KDE tools but in some cases enjoy the vast customization options. I haven’t tried any others in five years or so, so my opinion is a bit off. Could never get used to Gnome.
I had a quick look at the mint one when installing Linux for other people and it seemed decent as well.
GNOME
XFCE4 🐭🐭🐭
tmux
That’s… not a DE.
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idk… i think we can, at least, declare it a WM. tmux is quite possibly my favorite thing ever.
Plasma. Or at least it is for me, your opinion may differ.





