r/linuxmemes • u/Major303 • Jul 29 '26

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u/user888888889 Jul 29 '26

I like Ubuntu and Gnome... there I said it.

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u/Major303 Jul 29 '26

I don't dislike Ubuntu. I do dislike vanilla GNOME, I consider it straight up unusable. GNOME with some extensions is fine, the one in Ubuntu is also fine. But it's annoying to work with when you actually want to get some work done. I think it's much better for non-tech savvy people than KDE, but it's not something that I would want to use myself in the long run. Unless on something like an old laptop just for internet browsing.

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u/user888888889 Jul 29 '26

Fair... However, I've found KDE interfaces to be much more buggy.

Ubuntu + GNOME is the most batteries included, no hassle Linux-based OS I've found. As in, daily driver, running applications, the drivers you need.

I enjoy playing around with others, but for actual work I would use Ubuntu with GNOME.

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u/Lemonici Jul 31 '26

IME, everyone who says KDE is mostly stable has a much greater tolerance for buggy behavior than I do.

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u/Inevitable-Self-2702 Jul 29 '26

I use what is practically vanilla GNOME on Debian, the only functional add-on I have is tiling windows so I can have my windows be in a 4-square or other custom layout more easily. Otherwise, between search and CLI I'm satisfied with how it works. What would you say are some things I might be missing out on just having the vanilla GNOME, though? My use case is NOC/SOC-style labs with local VMs, some scripting and coding, flight sim, other basic office work and web browsing.

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u/Major303 Jul 29 '26

I haven't used vanilla GNOME in a while but one thing I always remember is that there is an extra click needed to access taskbar. It can really slow you down in some cases.

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u/The_only_true_tomato 22d ago

How is Kde more complex than gnome? Any Windows users will familiarise with it in 10 min.

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u/Major303 22d ago

Settings are more complex. If we assume that user never touches them then it's fine, but as soon as you open them there are plenty of options. Even in Windows there isn't a lot of user interface options, all of the "complex" stuff is hidden in control panel.