Spent lots of time with Gnome 2.
In Dec 2024 I got hooked in Hyprland on Arch and have a cool rice for it. But I’ve tried KDE on desktop now with Parrot OS since Plasma is popular. Still need to find some cool dot files or rice it myself.
I’ve noticed SwayFX getting lots of love lately. I might use that as an option with Plasma but am afraid of conflicts. I’m excited about it since Linux has now officially replaced windows on my gaming rig, which is the very last MS computer left in my house.
Been on i3wm for 3 4 years now I guess. Also work with sway on some systems.
you can actually see and use my config
fvwm3 on most systems, wmaker on a few, recently trying out kde for potential wayland migration
I’m running Niri on Debian.
Plasma 6.8 dev
Stock GNOME. No extensions.
Plasma, with the taskbar on the side, and 15 virtual desktops.
Arch linux + niti + dms, amazing!
Sway, me like simple.
Niri
KDE Plasma. It’s the most feature rich “just works” DE there is. GNOME doesn’t even have fucking maximize and minimize buttons by default without adding them via GNOME Tweaks.
I used to be a Cinnamon/Linux Mint lover, but their slow implementation of Wayland, Window Scaling, and certain other annoyances like their split NetworkManager GUI between GNOME’s UI and the native NetworkManager UI made me switch.
WM: i3, sway, also playing around with dwm
DE: Xfce
I just need basic functionality, and most tiling WMs are fairly similar. i3 vs. Sway is basically the Xorg vs. Wayland question. I like dwm for its absolute minimalism and the fact that you configure it by editing or patching C and recompiling.
Shout out to keynav which has allowed me to start using Waterfox again.
For fun? Niri + Noctalia.
For actually using the computer efficiently? KDE Plasma.
I’ve actually gotten so used to the workflow I think I’m more productive on Niri+Nocalia now (especially on my laptop with a smaller screen). That said, when I’m using programs which assume I’m using a traditional window manager (usually games tbh, but sometimes electron apps as well), I do consider that it may be easier to just give in an use Plasma.
GNOME
KDE Plasma all the way, on the desktop, the laptops and the two set top boxes.
