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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What desktop enviroment do you use and why? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So a few months back I asked about you guys os in c/asklemmy, so this time I wanna ask about your desktops you use on this same account.
(I use kde but plan to move to cinnamon I find kde buggy and gnome tracker3 randomly broke for no reason + themeing so yh idk if these happened to anybody)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't like how Gnome devs seemingly can't agree on anything with other desktop environments

Yeah, especially how they dont include minimize and maximize window buttons by default, that's incomprehensible LOL

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm not a Gnome user but I stopped minimizing my windows years ago. Don't need that if you (a) don't have icons on your desktop and (b) move your windows over to another workspace when stuff gets crowded.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That's like saying I don't need to clean my room if I can just shove everything into the closet

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Shoving everything into the task bar doesn't strike me as more orderly. Less so really.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Minimizing applications feels like a Windows workflow because it doesn't have decent workspaces like most Linux DEs. I never feel the need to minimize a window on Linux because I can arrange everything nicely in workspaces.