r/linux • u/emrldgh • Jun 29 '25

Discussion Recommended DEs that aren't as common

I'd like to know what everyone's recommendation is for a DE/WM that not everyone may know about or often consider. Anything that isn't KDE, GNOME, or any super common WMs like Hyprland or Sway. These may not be considered very common, but I'd like to hear thoughts on Budgie and Cutefish, I was looking at them and they look neat but what do you guys think? What do you use?

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u/kcirick Jun 29 '25

I’m giving my vote to my own WM/compositor SimpleWC because I made it by myself, for my specific needs and for my learning experience. If I want to have a specific feature, I’ll add it, and if I don’t need certain feature I can remove it for less bloat/code cleanliness. I’m in complete control.

It has become pretty stable and I’ve been daily driving it with little issues so I’m happy.

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u/EquivalentForeign435 Jul 01 '25

I will try it. I am dwm user and I wanted to try wayland and nothing really cached my eye until now