Favorite Desktop Environment, whats yours?

[nerdman978]

This will undoubtably be a massive thread in a matter of hours. My friend and I were discussing our favorite window managers (I'm a big fan of gnome) and I was wondering what other people like.

[Stan_1936]

Gnome feels complete. XFCE...slightly less. I've never tried KDE.

[cardinals_fan]

Assuming you accept non-DE window managers, my favorite is evilwm. Light, clean, compatible, and controllable.

Light: it uses almost no RAM.
Clean: the code is very simple - less than 1700 lines of code.
Compatible: evilwm doesn't aggressively manage my windows, so it works with popups, file selectors, and the GIMP.
Controllable: evilwm offers total keyboard control - the only floating WM I know of that does so. You can move and resize floating windows without ever touching a mouse.

I also like dwm, ratpoison, and Pekwm. LXDE and Xfce are both good if stuff like panels is a must.

[SuperSonic4]

KDE, it looks pretty and is feature rich :]

Although I question the wisdom of polling the ubuntu forums

[nerdman978]

KDE, it looks pretty and is feature rich :]

Although I question the wisdom of polling the ubuntu forums

Well the ubuntu forums cover both kubuntu and xubuntu, which use different desktop environments than ubuntu's standard gnome. But I do see your point as the poll becomes lopsided in gnome's favor

[handy]

I voted other, as I use a Openbox which is a window manager.

Of the DE's I'd choose Xfce, but these days I only use its panel in Openbox.

[dmizer]

Moved to recurring discussions.

XFCE for me.

[bobmatino17]

ahh you beat me to it, i was just going to ask everyone what de's i should include in mine, oh well...

I like KDE4 the best, although its still a bit buggy, i use GNOME most of the time though.

[Cope57]

openbox

[kzipz]

I'm a gnome user. especially enjoy cairo-dock now that it out-smokes avant window manager....by far.

Dull:-({|= XPS 1770m (now fully exciting!):guitar:
Jaunty 9.04 r3
LinuxMint 6

Gnome-Compiz-Emerald-CairoDock-conky

[will1911a1]

Openbox.

[the8thstar]

Gnome 2.24.1 (so far!): nice, clean and smooth. I've seen some KDE desktops before, but overall it's too 'full' and too customizable for me.

[blackened]

...and too customizable for me.

Egads. I didn't realize there was such a thing as too customizable.

I prefer Gnome for stability (though I too have toyed with KDE 4.2, and it's gorgeous), but I have a very difficult time dealing with small things in Gnome like the lack of true panel transparency. Where, you think, KDE's gui is too customizable, I would say that Gnome's is not nearly customizable enough.

[hellion0]

In order of preference: XFCE first, then LXDE, followed by KDE (4.2).

Gnome? I'll pass.

[pol666]

KDE4 & Gnome.


Enougth desktop discuttions!!!!!!!

[the8thstar]

Egads. I didn't realize there was such a thing as too customizable.

I prefer Gnome for stability (though I too have toyed with KDE 4.2, and it's gorgeous), but I have a very difficult time dealing with small things in Gnome like the lack of true panel transparency. Where, you think, KDE's gui is too customizable, I would say that Gnome's is not nearly customizable enough.

Well, beauty is the eye of the beholder. :o

BTW, is it possible to install both and choose b/w each other when the GDM shows up?

[Eisenwinter]

This will undoubtably be a massive thread in a matter of hours.
It's been 2 days, and it's not yet massive.

[blackened]

Well, beauty is the eye of the beholder. :o

Indeed it is, and in my opinion KDE 4.2 can be made to look better than anything the Gnome camp (of which I consider myself solidly a part) has come up with to date. That said, 4.2 will not see real usability until developers update existing apps to use the newer QT libs (I'm thinking specifically about VLC, but there are many many others).

I don't fail to find irony in relation to the havoc being wrought on the Jaunty Alphas by the new Python version.

BTW, is it possible to install both and choose b/w each other when the GDM shows up?

Yes of course. Install either the full desktop via the metapackage (kubuntu-desktop, or xubuntu-desktop) or choose the individual packages yourself, then the new UIs should show up in the "Session" menu in GDM.

[C!oud]

<------ uses KDE 4.2

Openbox.

I didn't know that was a desktop environment :P

[blackened]

<------ uses KDE 4.2



I didn't know that was a desktop environment :P

What's with the pedantry? Are we become /.?

[C!oud]

What's with the pedantry? Are we become /.?

What's with the haranguing?

[blackened]

What's with the haranguing?

Doh, sorry. My post lacked the requisite emoticon thus destroying any chance at displaying the intended sense of light-hearted fun. :D

[Eisenwinter]

So no fight then?

[C!oud]

So no fight then?

Nothing to see, move along :-\"

[Mehall]

LCARS!!!!

I really want a real LCARS window manager ;_;

As of now, my fav is Openbox, though KDE is second, and Gnome probably come sin last.

[blackened]

So no fight then?

Obviously! Gah!


No really, I did mean it only as friendly ribbing. How quickly text communication goes awry. Explains so many people getting shot in the 19th Century eh?

[C!oud]

Obviously! Gah!


No really, I did mean it only as friendly ribbing. How quickly text communication goes awry. Explains so many people getting shot in the 19th Century eh?

heh, so true, one missing emoticon or out of context comment and you get jumped on like a cow in a lions pen (talk about a horrible analogy :P)

[kidux]

Xfce

[Skorzen]

GNOME, indeed. It was the first I used, and I can't get out of it nowadays.

Once I gave a chance to KDE, but gave up fast.

I already like XFCE, but let it evolve a little more.

[Chemical Imbalance]

heh, so true, one missing emoticon or out of context comment and you get jumped on like a cow in a lions pen (talk about a horrible analogy :P)

Unless you're a ninja cow trained in the deadly arts of kung-fu ;)

KDE3 is personally my favorite though GNOME is about tied with it for me.

Fluxbox and Openbox are my favorite full-featured light-weights (and XFCE)...ummm I should stop now before the list goes on :)

[Rokurosv]

KDE, nothing can replace it for me. Not even pancakes.

[Eisenwinter]

Obviously! Gah!
How quickly text communication goes awry.

read_post() unless my $sarcasm_detector = "off";

[doorknob60]

Favorite Desktop Environment is KDE, but my favorite overall Window Manager is Openbox (which is NOT a desktop environment). I voted for KDE, since that technically answers the question most accurately, but I'm typing this from Openbox.

[Tux Aubrey]

I love "other" (which, for me, means e17).

[bashveank]

Aqua, for it's font rendering, color reproduction, uniformity, and speed.

[armageddon08]

Openbox........all the way!!

[mividaloca]

I don't have favourites :(

[MonsterTrimble]

Currently I run KDE 4.2 on my desktop box (which is finally getting to where I like it) but my wife uses Gnome and I think it's more polished then my KDE. I also would like to try out E17 on a real box. I disliked Fluxbox when I used Fluxbuntu.