Fedora Linux 38 Workstation Edition: No Desktop??

[Kurt_Alan]

Hello All,

For those who Fedora is your primary OS, pardon my ignorance if that be the case!

I have been using Ubuntu since Dapper Drake. I tried the above distro in a virtual machine. To my shock, there is no desktop--no taskbar, nothing, only settings and shutdown.
Clicking "Activities" zooms out, reveals a taskbar and my virtual desktops. To function, to do work, I can open a program in each virtual desktop.

But that is positively bizarre to me and a deal-breaker for this highly regarded distro. I have no functional desktop. The only thing I can do is toggle apps. Without a traditional desktop, I feel
I have no "home" and it's very anxiety producing, not at all a comfortable computing experience.

Is this the way this distro works? Any way to get a traditional desktop with Fedora?

Thank you!

[1fallen]

Have you seen this: https://www.makeuseof.com/desktop-environments-fedora/
Pick and choose your preferred DE.

[BBQdave]

Any way to get a traditional desktop with Fedora?

Fedora Workstation default DE is Gnome. Other DE's are available with Fedora Spins.

You can even load a Fedora base and use something like Window Maker to create your own desktop

[Kurt_Alan]

Between your MUO link and Fedora Spins (per another member), this solves my problem! Thank you! I really like the "spin" MATE-Compiz.

[Kurt_Alan]

Thanks! Problem solved! Between the other member's susggestion (MUO link) and Spins, this gives lots of options. I really like the MATE-Compiz spin.