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Which distro has the best GUI in your opinion? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool.

Which current distro has the best GUI, in your opinion? I find modern Ubuntu to feel a little basic and cheap. I guess I don't really like modern Gnome. I'm currently using Windows 10 LTSC which is probably the best possible version of Windows, but I'd jump to linux if I could find a distro with a gui that feels at least as polished and feature rich as Windows 10 LTSC.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't most distros have access all desktop environments? I'm assuming OP is asking about the default DE.

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

They should specify that then. Because right now I'd also answer the question with "all distros".

I'm assuming the OP just wants know what GUI we like best, and the distro is irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PureTryOut @howrar Well there are distros that are specifically geared to their default DE like #Elive #linux #RetroWave There's no way any distro can just 'slap that on' as the saying goes.
https://www.elivecd.org/download/retrowave

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

I... Have never heard of those. I'm sure there are some distros like that, but the majority (and especially the few mainstream ones) just ship and offer all DE's.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@PureTryOut Well, in general installing a different DE on a distro than the default, tends to be a sad experience. There's lots of work under the hood that are geared to make the default DE nice and slick. It's the reason why there are distros like Xubuntu, Kubuntu and what not.

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

Tbh the various DE's should work just fine out of the box without additional distro work done outside of packaging. That's the case on Arch Linux, Gentoo Linux and Alpine Linux at least, not sure why it would be different on distros like Ubuntu or Fedora.

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

They do but I wouldn't really install two DEs in say Ubuntu because it leaves you with a bunch of confusing shit. Debian does it a nice way where they don't interfere with each other.