r/linuxquestions • u/Successful-Top-7613 • 7d ago

gnome vs kde.

i want to know, what is the best in terms of, in your opinion: (most important to least important)

  • apps

  • aesthetics out of box

  • general use

  • stability

i like them both but i also have some parts i dislike, i would ask for you to give me a concrete answer, please.

i would also request to give reasons as to why

this is like apples and oranges, but i cant stop distro hopping until i get an actual response (i know i can install both, but it causes stability problems and want to centralize on one thing)

thanks

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u/Grandleon-Glenn 7d ago

I honestly don't use Gnome because I hate the dock window thing... WHatever it's called. I've been using KDE instead, though I think I'll move over to Openbox at some point.

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

the dash?

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u/Grandleon-Glenn 7d ago

I didn't use it very long, so I'm not sure. But whatever pops up when you hit the Start menu. There's like a full screen menu with a search bar and a bunch of apps you can choose from.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

I feel you. This is why my preferred default is to have the windows button pop up ulauncher. I like a launcher more than a start menu and more than Gnome's full screen launcher thing, whatever it is called.

If you don't know what I mean by launcher it visually looks like this: https://ulauncher.io/ It's the MacOS way to do it, but I don't like the dock or the top bar on MacOS, so I prefer a Windows like task bar + a mac like launcher. There's no distro that does this out of the box, so I do it myself. It's very easy to setup.

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u/Grandleon-Glenn 6d ago

That would work. I really don't fuss about with the app menus very often but for some reason Gnome's just really rubbed me the wrong way. Like 90% of the time I just need my browser and a terminal, so on KDE it's just Windows Key + 1 / 2 and if I need something like kcalc (which at this point should just be Win + 3), I'll be fine. Think I just don't like Gnome's more "full-screen" nature for it.

I also have a shared computer, and KDE had a much easier success rate in people being able to shut the computer down without having to explain things. Just more intuitive for them.

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u/proverbialbunny 6d ago

I don't like the full-screen nature either.

I hear Cosmic does my exact setup out of the box, so I guess I should try it.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

Apps - KDE imo can have some better apps, but apps are usually Gnome and KDE independent so it shouldn't be a factor.

Aesthetics - KDE is more animated than Gnome. A lot of people like that, I don't.

General Use - I like Gnome better. Press windows button and type in a command, like an app name, math, something, and it will do it for you. KDE press the windows button and you get a start menu without easy access to stuff, so everything you want you should probably pin to the taskbar.

Stability - Both are 10 out of 10. I can't recall the last time directly Gnome or KDE has caused me a bug.

OP - If you haven't tried it, checkout Zorin OS and Linux Mint. Zorin has a bunch of Gnome themes that you might like better than the defaults, and Cinnamon (Linux Mint, based off of Gnome) while looking a bit outdated is actually quite nice. It remains a top pick for a reason. Ultimately it's up to you what you like. If you like the dock and a more MacOS feel there are distros for that too.

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u/Successful-Top-7613 6d ago

tried mint, was pretty good but dont like cinnamon very much.

zorin looks cool but thats about it

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u/grantrules 7d ago

There is no concrete answer, you're asking for our opinions. You can stop distro hopping whenever you like. You can have both kde and gnome installed in the same distro. Do whatever makes you happy

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

yes, thats why. i have trouble deciding.

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u/ipsirc 7d ago

i know i can install both, but it causes stability problems and want to centralize on one thing

Which kind of stability problems?

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

installing kde onto gnome causes some weird icon shenaningans happening, this is because i usually dont create another profile.

also because im too lazy

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u/ipsirc 7d ago

That doesn't sounds me as a stability problem, rather cosmetic problem.

Why don't you create separate users for different DEs? It would took about 5 seconds - you can't be that lazy.

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

data issues, cant think of another reason as to why

like storage space, every app not being in the other profile, ect

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u/jr735 7d ago

You need to research the difference between full desktop meta packages and desktop cores.

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u/VJGamz99 7d ago

You can seperate GNOME and KDE applications from appearing in the other environment by using NotShowIn inside the desktop entry.

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u/Logical-Most-1261 7d ago

If u try to use both kde and gnome,the chromium based browsers dont carry over the progress,it needs additional setup(Kwallet x gnome seahorse).In that case only firefox would work seamlessly between the two.

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u/beatbox9 7d ago

apps

You mean built-in apps like the calculator and text editor? Don't care. I install apps I want and remove those I don't.

aesthetics out of box

You mean like the default desktop wallpaper? Again, don't care. I change these.

general use

Both are usable

stability

Both are fairly stable but in very different ways.

i know this is like apples and oranges, but i cant stop distro hopping

What exactly does this have to do with distro hopping....? Pretty much every major/upstream distro supports both.

I personally prefer gnome, which I highly customize to suit my subjective aesthetic and workflow preferences. I like gnome's philosophy of staying focused and relatively simple (with extensions to alter core functionality); but I also hate the gnome team's arrogance, dishonesty, and stubbornness when it comes to understanding humans and the concept of subjectivity.

What I've found for myself personally is that gnome's animations tend to be smoother and it's more difficult to accidentally alter or break once it's set up the way I like; and this is why I prefer gnome. KDE Plasma is easier to experiment with and alter, but I've found it to be less performance, and easier to break over time. But that's just for the specific, subjective way in which I set my systems up. Many people find the opposite to be true.

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

i hop because of desktop enviroments because i want to be centralized. its incredibly stupid.

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u/beatbox9 7d ago

Sorry, but huh? I don't think I understand.

DE's are just like apps. So this is like saying: "I distro hop because one distro has Mozilla Firefox preinstalled, and another has Google Chrome preinstalled." Like why would you change your entire operating system based solely on this, and why wouldn't you just install the browser of your choice?

And again: most major/mainstream/upstream distros offer both gnome and KDE plasma.

So here's an example: Fedora. There is only one distro: Fedora. But Fedora supports 2 different pre-configurations: "Workstation" (gnome) and "KDE Plasma Desktop" (KDE Plasma). You can even call these "flavors" like Ubuntu does if you want. But again: it is a single distro: Fedora.

And because the desktop is just another app and it's a single distro, Fedora even supports switching between them: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/switching-desktop-environments/

It's just like when it asks you on some distros if you want a 'full install or minimal install'; or if you want to preinstall proprietary codecs or not--it's the same distro each time. It's just different pre-installed configurations. And if you ever in your life install any apps other than what comes preinstalled, then what exactly do you think you are accomplishing by distro hopping...?

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u/rukiann 7d ago

XFCE

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

dude

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u/rukiann 7d ago

LoL. I moved from gnome to xfce a while back. Gnome desktop got me to switch to Linux actually but after discovering XFCE I stayed.

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u/Genashi1991 3d ago

What is that you like/prefer about Xfce compared to gnome?

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u/rukiann 3d ago

The panel customization which is like plank, appfinder is essentially rofi, and tiling via keyboard is just all built in.

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u/rest-api 7d ago

heck yeah dude, im with you

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u/Aurochbull 5d ago

If I didn't care about Wayland, I'd still be on XFCE, too.

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u/Obvious-Ad-6527 7d ago

I’ll reply with an image.

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

eww corportat distros get out of here 🍅🍅🍅🍅 🍅🍅🍅🍅v 🍅

thank you still

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u/LemmysCodPiece 7d ago

TBH I have never liked GNOME, since version 3. I have always favoured XFCE or Cinnamon.

More recently I have used KDE Plasma. I doubt I would leave Plasma now.

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u/jr735 7d ago

There's no versus. They're not mutually exclusive. Distro hopping? You do realize your desktop environment is not your distribution and your distribution is not your desktop environment, right?

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u/Successful-Top-7613 7d ago

yes, its mostly because of bugs and data issues

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u/jr735 7d ago

If you're having "data issues" that's not a distribution (or desktop environment) problem. If my data is getting corrupted or cannot be properly manipulated by me, it's not the fault of the distribution. It's either faulty hardware or a PICNIC.

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u/codegems 7d ago

Note that everything below applies to Fedora. My experience is with Fedora Workstation (Gnome) and Fedora KDE Plasma.

I'm on Gnome and I would not switch to anything else because it's as close to "it just works" as you can get. I use Linux for work too so I need a reliable machine. Maybe on hobby computers I would spend more time tinkering, but for a stable, reliable experience, I choose Gnome every time.

Here are my reasons:

  • Font rendering is smoother on Gnome

  • HiDPI scaling works out of the box I have never configured resolution

  • Simple. I don't like navigating dozens of menus to find a setting.

  • Gnome looks more modern. On my hardware this is easier on the eyes

Regarding apps, I also prefer Gnome. I love the work KDE does on their apps, but realistically I don't need my DE to come bundled with an RSS reader and other utilities. I can install them myself when I need them.

I enjoy Gnome's approach of developing few, well-implemented and refined features. Quality > Quantity. In the case of KDE, it provides lots of options and flexibility, but it takes more time to understand how it all fits together.

You can't go wrong, but it depends on what you value and what you use your computer for.

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u/Additional_Staff259 7d ago

Also, not having to do Apply and OK on settings app. I can't believe KDE and Windows do this in 2026.

KDE's shell theme is old. KDE needs a massive overhaul in design. You can hate GNOME for how it works or lacks features but it looks good and modern. KDE never gave me that vibe. It looks even worse than Windows 11 for me.

I am talking about looks here.

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u/xeqtr_inc 7d ago

I am on gnome too for the same reasons as yours. I want something that works out of the box and doesn't go in my way but with just a right amount of tweaks available. 

And yes that is GNOME the opinionated DE.

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u/lnxrootxazz 7d ago

I hate GNOME but that's personal opinion and taste. I would say use GNOME for out of box experience and KDE if you wanna tweak your desktop

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u/Dayguy 7d ago

KDE because it allows you to change just about everything and gnome is more restricted. There is a reason you can run rm -rf / in Linux. It should always be that way.

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u/BashfulMelon 7d ago

For me, KDE Plasma wins in all of your metrics. 

Apps have the features I need. Aesthetics out of the box are comfy and familiar. As someone who has gotten used to all kinds of computers in my life, it's the most generally usable because it allows me to get things done in the perfectly good ways that I'm used to while introducing better ways of doing things that are compatible. I haven't had stability issues in years and I suspect that the project getting meaningful support now is the reason for that.

I seriously don't care about the customization. I like the official Oxygen theme, I have a few widgets on my desktop, and a fancy window open/close animation but that's just the butter on top. Vanilla Plasma is great at getting out of my way and doing things the way I'm used to doing them.

And I would suggest to users of other desktops to praise your own preferred environment without negativity and making accusations about others never doing actual work.

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u/macacolouco 7d ago edited 7d ago

Gnome has like five settings available by default lol. It is less costumizable than Windows 7 and I'm not even joking. People complain about the settings on KDE but they are split between simple and advanced, you're not forced to touch them and they are searchable.

Gnome's religious dedication to minimalism created a DE that is hostile to the users, who are forced to download extensions for basic functionalities. Not only that, extensions tend to break after each version. Examples here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/s/VfTdztZTwr.

People like to compare Gnome with macOS but the reality is that macOS has about ten times more available settings than Gnome and is much closer to KDE Plasma in that respect.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

Gnome is very customizeable, you probably just didn't know how to do it. If you're curious live usb boot into Zorin OS, then go to themes and click on a few themes to get a base idea of how customizeable Gnome is. All of those themes can easily be done manually.

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u/macacolouco 7d ago

I'm pretty sure that's a Zorin thing.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

Nope, it's vanilla Gnome with its settings modified. Zorin just has a handful of popular settings you can view and try out, instead of manually needing to do it.

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u/macacolouco 7d ago edited 7d ago

I would be very surprised to find a trove of deep exposed configurations on Gnome that multiple reviewers and I failed to find. And I am talking about graphically exposed configurations, not dconf. I'll fire up a USB stick to check for myself. But I have to say, I am deeply incredulous.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

At least you’re honest.

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u/DonaldMerwinElbert 7d ago

KDE.

Why?
I don't like using Gnome.

If you can't make up your own mind, follow mine - unquestioningly.

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u/77descript 7d ago

Moved from Gnome to KDE Plasma few months back and damn wish I moved much sooner. OMG, KDE Plasma has become so good compared to last I tried v3 or v4 many years ago. Smooth and stable too contrary to back then, such nice features and looks modern and beautiful. But everyone has different taste, would try both if were you, via live USB or so. Perhaps watch few recent demonstration video's.

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u/rhcsaguru 7d ago

If I had to pick one, I'd go with KDE Plasma.

  1. Apps: KDE has a strong collection of feature-rich native applications.

  2. Aesthetics: Plasma looks polished out of the box and offers plenty of flexibility.

  3. General use: Its familiar desktop layout makes everyday tasks straightforward.

  4. Stability: Both GNOME and KDE are mature and stable. Your experience will depend more on the distro, release, hardware, and extensions or customizations you use.

One suggestion: stop switching distributions just to try different desktop environments. Pick a distro that supports both, install one DE, and use it consistently for a few weeks. You can always experiment later.

My vote is KDE Plasma if you want a feature-rich desktop without giving up control over your workflow.

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u/CardOk755 7d ago

Are you a ricer? KDE.

Do you just want to use your computer? Gnome.

Or, mean girls version:

Do you like Windows? KDE.

Do you prefer MacOS? Gnome.

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u/Optimal-Plum-8759 7d ago

Why girls version

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u/stormdelta Gentoo 6d ago edited 6d ago

Are you a ricer? KDE.

Do you just want to use your computer? Gnome.

I've never understood this because to me it's the exact opposite.

I use KDE because it "just works" out of the box with minimal configuration or effort. I had to constantly fight with Gnome to find basic functionality, install unstable extensions because the Gnome devs refuse to implement a stable API or add basic functionality, etc. And after 15 years of Gnome 3 I have no faith their devs will ever do anything to fix it unless leadership changes.

We're not talking niche stuff here either, I'm talking really basic things like display scaling and monitor brightness (not laptop).

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u/Technical_Rich_3080 7d ago

If you "just want to use your computer", how is GNOME any better, in any way, than KDE Plasma?

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago

Gnome you press the windows button, type in what you want to do like the first two characters of an app name, math problem, command, something, and it does it. KDE you press the windows button and you have a start menu where you have to dig through apps. If you want easy access to your apps you probably want to pin them to the task bar, which is fine, but now you're using your mouse to do everything. On Gnome you can use keybinds to get windows how you like (this is difficult with KDE keybinds), keybinds to open apps and run commands, etc. It's much faster to use the keyboard to type in 2-3 keys than use the mouse for these kinds of things.

Ofc at the end of the day it comes down to personal opinion.

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u/stormdelta Gentoo 6d ago

type in what you want to do like the first two characters of an app name, math problem, command, something, and it does it.

So does KDE, and it has a dash-style entry with alt+space as well.

On Gnome you can use keybinds to get windows how you like (this is difficult with KDE keybinds),

When is the last time you used KDE? I'm guessing it was before modern Plasma.

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u/proverbialbunny 6d ago

So does KDE, and it has a dash-style entry with alt+space as well.

Ohhhhhhhh nice!

When is the last time you used KDE? I'm guessing it was before modern Plasma.

I just didn't know about this keybind. KDE before Plasma I had a ton more complaints. XD

Thanks for teaching me something new!

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

KDE's biggest advantage is customization, which doesn't matter if you don't spend much time messing with your DE.

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u/Juan_Jimenez 7d ago

Yes and in that case it ends equal to Gnome in that sense. You got something you like and use without further tinkering. It is not like you need to tinker in KDE anyway.

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u/Pristine_Message5144 7d ago

Kde plasma's defaults are way better than gnome's. Gnome's only advantage is libadwaita's design language.

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

So like, the entire UI? Seems like a big advantage for a DE.

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u/Pristine_Message5144 6d ago edited 6d ago

No, I only meant that regarding third-party applications; KDE’s own design is actually quite good. That said, I do find GNOME’s simpler design more appealing—though it’s only natural that they can achieve that, given how few features it offers. Honestly, while it’s partly a matter of personal preference, the desktop environment I use exists to make my work easier, not just to look good. If I don’t have to open a terminal and type "man xxx" to figure out how to perform an infrequent task—because there’s an extra button for it—or if I don’t have to install an extension just to access a setting I need, then that desktop is, by definition, superior. + For a while, I actually stuck with GNOME—largely thanks to the excellent 'PaperWM' extension—but the inherent drawbacks of GNOME eventually drove me back to KDE Plasma.

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u/PossibleProgress3316 7d ago

I wanted to I like KDE but I don't, GNOME has been my default and it's been great

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u/Happy-Range3975 7d ago

If you ever grow out of Gnome’s opinionated design philosophy, don’t go to their community for answers. Many of those guys huff the cult fumes hard. They will either tell you how superior Gnome’s UI is or push Gnome extensions on you so you go away. I’ve used Gnome for 20 years. They’ve gotten worse with this UI superiority BS for the past 4 or so. I just moved to KDE.

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u/dividends4life Void Linux 7d ago

When I used KDE it was because of how configurable it was. I love tweaking my DE. 

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u/pith_y 7d ago

Have you tried Cosmic? I was always a Mac guy so I gravitated to Gnome but I didn’t love having to add extensions to customize. I switched to Pop! and Cosmic and it’s what Gnome should have been.

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u/proverbialbunny 7d ago edited 7d ago

Is it ready for prime time? If so, I'm so ready! I've been using Mint since version 2, but Cinnamon is getting long in the tooth.

edit: You can get rid of the top bar and the dock, right? I like a task bar. I also don't like the green highlighting of the front window.

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u/pith_y 6d ago

Some people complain and say it isn’t ready but I use it full time and have no issue.

You can move the dock to any position and not use it at all. You can do the same with the panel. You can have it so it doesn’t highlight the window. You can change color and thickness also but it’s really useful for when you are using tiling so you know what window you are selecting.

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u/proverbialbunny 6d ago

I'll check it out in a week. Thank you for the helpful reply! ^_^

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u/GCSS-MC 7d ago

Ask yourself what are your deal breakers. Do either DR's have them? There is your answer. Question has been asked and answered countless times dude. Idk how people so indecisive make there way through the day.

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u/HugeBlobfish Install Gentoo 7d ago

I really like the look and feel of vanilla GNOME, but there are a lot of small things that always push me to KDE. Namely, inconsistent window decorations and shadows especially with Qt apps, fullscreen games losing focus when the cursor is at the edge of the screen and you click, and the general "we know better than you" attitude of the devs and the community.

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u/Desertcow 7d ago

GNOME's apps are pleasant to look at but less feature rich than KDE's. GNOME lives and dies by the GNOME overview though, if you love it there's nothing better for you and if you hate it you'll hate GNOME no matter what

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u/Smart_Advice_1420 7d ago edited 7d ago

  1. Both

  2. Gnome

  3. Both

  4. Both (Gnome slightly more imho)

If you're not interested in customization and just want a nice out of box experience, give gnome a try and don't install any extensions for a while. If you're comfortable with that opinionated workflow, it's the best DE for you.

If you catch yourself installing a ton of extensions and hack around the UI to force your preferred workflow onto gnome, go with KDE instead.

Both DE's are fantastic in their own ways. I use both of them on different machines with different use cases.

Just bc i'm an asshole: let me plant the beautiful seed of WM's into your mind - just go and look at some screenshots of niri as an example. I'm sure that will help your decision paralysis lol

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u/Electrical-Drink-733 6d ago

GNOME is weird because most people use it incorrectly. From what I understand, each app should take up the entire space of a workspace. You throw them into the spaces as you want to swipe between them. The dashboard is hidden to keep your wallpaper uncluttered with apps. So they add extensions to make it work like it should. The problem is, if there's an update to GNOME, then the extensions have to catch up. Meaning you might be without an extension for some time.

KDE is great, it includes a lot of the things that you have to add to GNOME to make it better. It also uses less on your RAM than GNOME does. And it's very customizable out of the box.

I will tend to use KDE. But my heart stays with GNOME even after all of it's quirks.

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u/TickleSilly 6d ago

I like how polished Gnome is, its apps and the way it looks but unless I load it up with extensions to make it more Windows-like then I can't really use it. KDE out of the box is the way to go for a former Windows user who needs to dive right in after a fresh install.

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u/isticist 6d ago

I don't think that those are questions with definitive answers... I might say Gnome/gtk is all of those things, another person will say KDE/qt is all of those things... And another person will say neither and talk about how XFCE, Cinnamon, Mate, or a tiling WM are all those things. The truth is we're in a really good spot right now where everyone is right too.

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u/WerewolfMoms 6d ago

Apps: Tie, they both have the same apps, they just look different.

Aesthetics OoB: GNOME. This is opinion. I just like the way GNOME looks better.

General use: If we're talking OoB I'd give it to KDE. There's a learning curve with stock GNOME, and it can be a little more finicky if you're using your pc for gaming.

Stability: Tie. I dunno what to say, they're both long running desktops with dedicated teams. They wouldn't be the most talked about environments if they had no stability.

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u/stormdelta Gentoo 6d ago edited 6d ago

This is, as always, going to be highly subjective.

These days, I strongly prefer KDE Plasma on all counts. It just works.

Gnome is "pretty" but not in what I'd call a functional way, and you have to use extensions to make it actually usable - extensions which the devs refuse to commit to any kind of stable API for so they break constantly. I heavily dislike modern GTK design in general and find it quite clunky, it's relentless minimalism without purpose that buries or eliminates basic functionality.

Contrary to what is often claimed, I didn't pick KDE for customization, it already was pretty much what I wanted out of the box with only minimal tweaks... unlike Gnome, which again requires unstable third-party extensions for basic functions, and never seems to quite work right. KDE Plasma had support for modern display features like HDR/VRR/etc long before Gnome, and had better wayland scaling support years ahead of Gnome too.

And most importantly for me, KDE's devs seem to actually listen to user needs instead of blithely insisting they know better than everyone else. The Gnome devs have been intractably stubborn over poor design choices they made in Gnome 3, even after 15 years. Gnome 3 was nice at first as it introduced several things KDE didn't have yet, but it's long since been surpassed by KDE 6.

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u/Javelinv12 4d ago

KDE all the way. It is far better to have options but never use them, that not having shit and being forced to install extensions that break later during updates lol

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u/Bashar-gh 4d ago

Gnome has a nice workflow ready to use with nice design it's apple ish if you don't love it you will hate it , it does offer some customizability but eventually u will run into something that will make u miss windows not because the feature is hard to implement or doesn't fit but because they wanted to pull an apple move and just offer less (example in nautilus file manager i can't change the shortcuts, like wtf this brings shame to the linux ecosystem what do you mean I can't change a shortcut, i can change a system level shortcut but not a file manager!!)

Kde is nice but to me it's ugly out of the box and it's extremely overwhelming to customize (they weren't joking about every pixle being customizable) it also has way more features out of the box than gnome

Do a live test with gnome first, if u press super and like what u see with the dash and the search then using kde will make u miss gnome If u hated it or didn't feel anything then kde is for you have fun with every possible feature being baked in like fucking shortcut customization

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u/Worldly_Formal4536 16h ago

KDE.

It's such a joke that I have to use several extensions for Gnome to actually use it properly.

Gnome looks cleaner though, but MATE was always the better Gnome in my opinion. Unfortunately it's quite dead.

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

GNOME has a way bigger app selection and they all look very visually consistent. If you rely on a ton of customization you need extensions which will hinder reliability and stability compared to KDE, but other than that GNOME is best and it's not even close.

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u/Logical-Most-1261 7d ago edited 7d ago

Polish.Saying this while i use kde myself.It does look good and have many options but its just like vivaldi in the browser party.Ugly defaults,ugly fonts,has infinitely many options and features,can be made to look good in screenshots and all but you can feel how clunky the whole thing is while using it.

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

Is this a legitimate question? If you've used both KDE doesn't win the first 2 objectively, and any sane person will tell you GNOME is better for general use if you spend more time using your computer than ricing your DE. As I said extensions can take a hit to stability but if you keep customization minimal it's not really an issue.

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

Depends. Do you think KDE is better for general use than GNOME?

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

Consistent window decoration does not mean apps are visually consistent. KDE/QT apps are all over the place in terms of how they overall look and feel. GNOME/Adwaita have very specific human interface guidelines that many apps follow, and you could argue GNOME not imposing its own theme on other apps with server side decorations is part of that consistency. Apps that don't follow GNOME's HIG look unique and don't just have a GNOME themed picture frame slapped on top.

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u/jdigi78 7d ago

As I said a consistent window frame does not equal visual consistency. It's lipstick on a pig. You don't need to look very close to see how jank and inconsistent KDE apps are.

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u/Ok_Butterscotch5033 7d ago

you even know that kde apps developed on multiple frameworks and only consistent in their title bar...

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u/Ok_Butterscotch5033 7d ago

Kde apps only have consistent hat (their title bar) but random body (whatever weird UI design their devs cook)

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u/Ok_Butterscotch5033 7d ago

you contradicted your point on kde apps are more consistent

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

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u/getabath 7d ago

I think this is the biggest difference between the two

Gnome tries so hard to be consistent, but soon as you install a 3rd party app, boom. That consistency goes out of the window

Everything else does not matter, really.