What do you think about GNOME?
>>108727824Gnome is the most stable DEKde is dogshit All the others are meme DEs
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I detest the linux desktop, but GNOME does look nice.
>>108727824heap of fucking trash. everyone responsible into turning gnome into what it is now should be charge with terrorism and shot.
>>108727824I don't like it. I prefer KDE.
>>108727903>heap of fucking trashExplain yourself
it looks awful and has a high cpu and ram footprint
>>108727842>most stableXfce would like a word>>108727907Indian detected>>108727916>high cpu and ram footprintlol, lmao even
>>108727824I use it with dash-to-panel and desktop icons and it's fine. It has never crashed on me.
>>108727824reminds me of macos too much, everything tires to be too smooth, I'll stick to xfce
We'll have the year of the linux desktop once we slaughter GNOME
>>108727824it's nice looking, but as a dwm user i can't stand window decorations
>>108727824I can't fucking stand headerbars>>108727976>shell eats over 400MB RAMabsolutely bloated>>108727907I preferred KDE5 but KDE6 is shit because it's getting gnomifiedhttps://discuss.kde.org/t/does-kde-need-to-hire-professional-designers-ui-looks-outdated/39966read the whole thread
>>108727824I don't like that the workspaces now go from right to left, when this was implemented, I left Gnome
Overhated. Just works, gets out of the way and is consistent.
>>108727824Absolutely deathmogs MacOS, especially now after that liquid ass update.
>>108727824>What do you think about GNOME?Terrible desktop metaphor, there is no point of using a so called """desktop""" environment when it's as limited if not more as a Window manager.
I love GNOME, don't get the hate. Probably because people want to be tinkertrannies and customize all the settings when GNOME genuinely just sort of works out of the box
macOS but worse, since it has a shitty file manager, no tray icons and somehow a more insufferable cult behind it
>>108727824Use case for Gnome?
>>108727842They call him israel's greatest soldier
>>108727824Why cant ebussy fix amberol, it keeps opening up as a file picker or some shit whenever I mount a usb or internal drive.
>>108727824it’s OK
>>108727824>gnome 2Good and stable.>gnome 3Gnome sheel was a fine addition on top of gnome 2 (which still retained all its original features).>gnome 4Ebussi memeshit, bloated as fuck while also being butchered out of its existing functionalities, fine if you're a söycattle nigger.
GNOME OS is the only right way to use GNOME.
>>108727824I will never run a phone UI on my desktop
>>108727824Only closeted macfags would consider something like GnomeTiling WMs are inian memesSeasoned and educated gentlemen prefer Cinnamon KDE is for chuds who want to be like Cinnamon
>>108729459What does GNOME 3 do that GNOME 4 doesn't? If anything, they've since added more customization like a global dark mode and accent colors.
>>108729474*indian memes
>>108729477Gnome3 still retained all the previous software stack of gnome2.
>>108729491It was a mishmash of GTK2-centric apps still using gconf ported to GTK3. The software stack was GNOME3+ified long before GNOME 4 was a thing.
>>108729474>Seasoned and educated gentlemen prefer CinnamonFunny way to spell XFCE
>>108729503Yeah but the ports to gtk3 was done retaining most, if not all, original functions, conversely gtk4 "ports" are butchered rewroots
>>108729527The GTK4 ports are basically clones of the prior software thanks to libhandy. It's mostly a cosmetic change to libadwaita.GNOME 4 doesn't even use GTK4 until version 42 or so.
>>108729540>basicallyMost of original feature are either missing or hidden in some convoluted way, on top of everything they are way costly in terms of resources. For example, recently i had to use an old potato pc i have as spare because my main was getting repaired, i was testing some shit and booted a xfce live on qemu set with 4GB ram, i launched web (the gtk4 epiphany browser) and the whole thing was bogged down to the point of unusability (just by launching the application, not even because of opening a web page), the same conf running chromium or firefox was slow but still usable. Epiphany used to be snappy and responsive.
>>https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2025/04/23/the-elephant-in-the-room/>Fuck Nazis, GNOME is AntifaWhat happened?
>>108729630I've never had issues with Epiphany's resource hogging. The problems only start when I try to do modern web things on it, and then it doesn't even matter if you're using a 7800X3D like me. Firefox/Chromium was always better.But take some of GNOME's core apps like Settings. The modern layout was already cemented way back in 3.26.https://youtu.be/PpO4qQWFu8A?t=20It's still functionally the same, just with the skin of modern GNOME.
>>108729701I hate these people so much.
Well just today I found out I'll need to find an extension just so Nautilus will respect the terminal I want when I right click and select open in terminal. If you think setting a default terminal other than ptyxis isn't really tinkering and shouldn't require googling only to find multiple previous solutions have been deprecated over time, or that this basic functionality that actually used to exist in GNOME's defaut apps menu, and was removed several versions ago, well hey look over there kablam
>>108727824If they figured out a way to make it feel snappier (basically like Niri) and added auto tiling as an option that's built in like COSMIC, I'd actually use it. The only other thing I get annoyed by is the lack of a systray since I don't want to be spammed with notifications non-stop, but I do want to be able to see if someone posted in a thread I'm in for work.
>>108729701Why was Sonny Piers removed from the board?
>>108727824I hated it for a long time but have come to prefer it. It has sane defaults, is simple, and stays out of my way. I have a dconf file I created years ago that implements the settings I do want to change (like shortcuts, hotkeys for changing workspaces, etc) and it still works flawlessly. After I install a system, I just dconf load / < dconf-settings, install Bing Wallpapers, and I'm pretty much good to go.I think where a lot of people have a problem with it is coming from Windows. People coming from Windows are often (at least initially) looking for freedom to configure. GNOME is crap for that because it's meant to be opinionated software that's just fire up and go. But this is one of the things I like about Linux - there are so many better options for those people (KDE, XFCE, countless bare-bones DEs that you can configure with text files), while meanwhile I can have something like GNOME that works well for what I need.
>>108729952"can't you just set the default terminal in the settings or gnome-tweaks?" is my immediate thought>this basic functionality that actually used to exist in GNOME's defaut apps menu, and was removed several versions agothat's insane
>>108729078It's this. A lot of haters come from Windows, rightly see customization as one of Linux's biggest advantages, then go off the deep end down the customization rabbit hole (which isn't to criticize - I think we've all done this). GNOME isn't really meant to be used this way so they don't see the point of it because it actively makes customization a bit more difficult on purpose.Some people never leave that state of mind, which is fine. Different people have different needs and different things they enjoy. Others of us decide that we don't really need all that and just want something that's largely clean and stays out of our way while offering sensible built-in quality of life features that go beyond a barebones DE.
>>108727824Gnome is made by lefties thus i don't care about it.
GNOME is the best Linux DE, simple as.
>>108727842>Kde is dogshit No, it's not. It's the best DE for non-grandmas
well gnome 50 on the latest ubuntu is fucked on my machine, it's a stuttering crashing piece of shit so I hate it
>>108730996So you don't use or care about Linux either?
>>108732023>So you don't support GNOME shamans and troonparties ?No i don't. I use XFCE or LXDE. I don't care about tran... sorry pedophile leftist community that say Rust is goodness and whites should die. Im more intrested in normal software solutions and so my OS works and isn't made by pedophiles like LEFTISTS or god fobid those mentally degenerated dysgenic Indians from Microslop.
>>108732066Hi bot, it's cute how you ignored what I actually said so you can insert your talking points about what you wish I said.
>>108732023Not him, but when has Linus gone on rants about fighting nazis? The dorks at GNOME think they’re bravely storming Normandy with their keyboards.
>>108732095Hi mentally retarded individual.I mentioned GNOME troons immediately when i was talking about GNOME troons then you instantly connected it with LINUX. GNOME is just part of it, it's disgusting retarded and i don't want to have anything with it. I do care about linux but i don't care about that troonish disgusting fucking organization so fuck you kike.
>>108727824>made using JSyou should avoid it
>>108727824haven't touched it past 2
>>108727824I'm actually on KDE, myself. I know this desktop environment is supposed to be better, but, you know what they say: old habits, they die hard.
>>108732135The point was that the whole Linux ecosystem is filled with the exact same sort of people. It's not exclusive to the GNOME team.Applies to the Microsoft and Apple world as well.>>108732164You are genuinely retarded and I'm not going to bother talking any further with you. Please do the world a favor and kys.
>>108732321shut up troon.
>>108732321This obviously got under his skin big time.
>>108727824They cucked out and because systemd only. Fuck gnome.
I uniroincally cringe when I hear linux "people" say "guhnome" or "gooey"
>>108732475Or SUE-DOE
>>108732536it's suh-doo
>>108727824it's fine. quite slow thoughkde is not an option because it's even more bloatedxfce is really comfy
>>108732536>>108732545I pronounce it "do-as"
>>108732560xfce is my favorite because it runs on everything.
>>108732164Dude you must be the least interesting and most annoying person to ever walk on this God's Green Earth.
>>108732587That might be true but at least im not a troon.
>>108727824Horrible main menu. It's like Windows 8. Disgusting
>>108732593Says you.
>>108727824I don't think about GNOME at all
I do not like that i have to install gnome tweaks in order to open applications on start up
>>108732619You are the one defending GNOME troons so you must like them thus you are troon.
>>10873201126.04 feels smoother and more responsive than 25.10 for me
>>108732696The fuck you talking about playa, get the fuck outta here with this bullshit.
>>108732180it's the thinking mans language
>>108727824I actually really like their design language. Out of all modern interface designs, Linux or otherwise, it's probably my favorite. I also like how a lot of Gnome/GTK4 apps are simple and no-nonsense. I don't mind Kate and it's what I use right now, but sometimes you just want a basic ass text editor to write down a sentence. Does anyone even uses Kate to write actual code?Having said all that, I've tried to use Gnome, I've tried so hard, but there's just too many features missing for me to comfortably use, even with extensions. Gnome kind of markets itself as a user friendly distro for everyone, but in reality they are so adamant and specific about their workflow and how they want you to use it it should be treated more like a niche VM like Hyprland. Not a general use DE.
>>108733274That's cheating. It's the only thing with any design language at all.That being said, the HIG fucking sucks. "Thou shalt not have minimize buttons on thy windows" my fucking ass.
>>108727824Overhated thanks to devs who don't know when to shut up
>>108731522It’s bundled with some many Krap apps. I really hate their file indexer Baloo, and when I looked further it was initially created by a jeet. A more recent maintainer was throwing a wobbler on reddit, crying that people get more upvotes for calling it “balloon” (because it’s bloated) than he gets for improving it. These are not serious people.
>>108735029>recent>3y ago
>>108735057Yes. A more recent maintainer than the original jeet. And despite the three years, Baloo still sucks along with most other KDE apps, like Gwenview.
>>108735029baloo is absolute garbage lmaoeven when I used to use KDE I always nuked it right after install
Modern desktop linux is GNOME or nothing. All other options are subpar and have ‘experimental’ wayland support at best. You will use GNOME and you will be happy. Be grateful that you’re even allowed to access the tweak tool.
>>108727824I don't know what GNOME is or does.
>>108727824>Needs extensions to do just about anythingGreat DE bussys
I don't think much about it. It's there and it opens programs when I click on things. I don't know why people obsess over these things.
>>108736506Use case for the wheels? I think we can go ahead and just pull those off.
>>108727824I love GNOME. The only real problem is the features stripped out of Nautilus, e.g. folder thumbnails and per-folder view settings. That, and KDE Okular is way better than the GNOME PDF viewer at selecting OCR text.
