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

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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

it's way less neck strain than the usual dual 24" side-by-side. this is like having 4x 20" 1080p screens in a grid but without the annoying bezels, and that's how I'm mostly using it. plus you have the option to expand a window in any direction when you need it, which you can't do in a multi-monitor setup. I arrange the windows in a 2x2 grid, or go smaller, usually 3x2 with keyboard shortcuts, by way of Better Quick Tiles for Plasma 6 (Kwin extension). tried the auto-tilers, hated 'em.

when I'm done with work, jellyfin-media-player in Fullscreen TV mode with a $5 bluetooth remote from the couch for movies and shows.

gaming sure, I run the games in 1080p and the desktop in 4k, so older games allow me to turn on FSR. had problems with Gnome Shell crashing regularly, zero crashes since I switched to Plasma.

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

That is cool, thanks for describing your setup. I currently have a single 1440p monitor and love having more real estate than a single 1080p screen, but have often longed for a second screen, even a 1080p screen in portrait mode perhaps, idk.

So your computer desk is in your living room and you just move the chair out of the way when you want to watch TV from the couch?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

well, living room, it's a single-room-dwelling type of situation. but yeah, move the chair out of the way and browse Jellyfin. I'll post an image in a minute or two when I clear out the desk, kinda embarrassing with the amount of random crap on it.

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the macbook is unrelated, a recent acquisition and in the process of being tamed for Fedora.

it's a n-th hand monitor I got five years ago from some junker who fixes and resells used TVs, he got it by mistake and was super-apologetic for the "missing" remote; it's a monitor, it ain't got none of those. also had no stand so I screwed a VESA mount in a board and it's hanging thus ever since.

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

Dope. What game are we looking at in that photo?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Far Cry 5, running in 1080p on a 2160p desktop (alt-tabbing doesn't switch resolutions, so jumping back and forth is seamless)