Pick your poison /g/
>>46739137
xfce or lxqt for personal and work use
gnome, unity and kde for shits and giggles
Linux isn't meant for the Desktop, it's meant for servers and on servers you don't need Desktop Environments.
>>46739137
xfce all day
>>46739164
I use LXDE. It fits my needs and doesn't get in the way of my work. Too busy to rice or care about other stuff.
XFCE on my laptop
LXDE at work
Windows is best you turbonerds
Can anyone tell me why LXDE on my Lubuntu looks way better than LXDE on Debian? I'm not really new to Linux, but I've never really played with different DE's. I just like LXDE since I run them in VM's and it runs the best.
I'd prefer to use Debian, but it's just so much uglier that I'll use Lubuntu for the better looks. Also should I try LXQt or XFCE? I tried GNOME and KDE Plasma but both ran a little too slow for me.
>>46739448
Different theme or more up to date version, are you running debian sid or testing/stable?
>>46739448
>1. It's themed niceley
>2. It uses the ubuntu font family, which look nicer
>3. It uses ubuntu default text rendering, which is the best default rendering of any distro.
Basically, LXDE on Debian is straight from the LXDE authors, whereas on lubuntu, it's configured by the distro team to make it look nice.
It's the same reason that OpenSUSE KDE looks way better than any other KDE configuration, the OpenSUSE devs have a team dedicated to just configuring the look and feel of KDE.
>>46739274
>work
>implying /g/ leaves the basement
>>46739137
lxqt, everything else is bloat
>>46739547
>basement
>implying I have a basement
>implying I don't have a job working front of house in a cafe because I'm not sperging it up the wazoo.
>>46739469
Themes are just default, but it's possible. I kind of figured that it was this, since Lubuntu still wants to look decent, while Debian ships with GNOME by default so their LXDE version is probably stock.
I'm running stable (wheezy) which could also be it, while Lubuntu is on 14.04. I can try installing sid but it's probably just the theme issue.
>>46739537
Thanks. I don't really like using *ubuntu since it's owned by Canonical, but I'll try to get over it. And lubuntu-desktop isn't in the Debian repos (assumed it wasn't, just hoped it might've been) and I really don't want to deal with themeing it myself for now.
dwm
>>46739568
>cafe
did you go to college
>>46739579
>>I'm running stable (wheezy) which could also be
Ayyy no shit upgrade to sid and if it still looks like shit download a theme
>>46739587
Not him, but what's wrong with cafe work?
>>46739137
I am literally sitting here with a fresh core install trying to decide what DE..
>>46739579
Just add the lubuntu/ubuntu repo José.
Buntu is just Debian after all.
KDE for everyday work.
LXDE for my old laptop, will probably upgrade to LXQt when I have some time.
>>46739607
Why are you assuming I think there's something wrong with it?
whats the best DE for 3+ monitors?
>>46739630
windows
>>46739579
>lubuntu-desktop
is just lxde-desktop with some custom theming from the LXDE team.
You should be able to just copy the config files across to debian as long as you make sure you have the themes, fonts, and icon packs installed.
>>46739587
I'm currently finishing a CS degree at University, with a part-time job in a cafe.
It's fun, I get to work with people, in contrast to being a code monkey and sitting in an office all day.
Also, making coffee is a great job.
>>46739547
My condo doesn't have a basement, it's a parking garage.
>>46739667
>LXDE team
*lubuntu team
You might want to note that the font rendering settings can be a bit tricky. Haven't quite figured that out yet.
>>46739646
why?
>>46739630
Ubuntu+Unity, assuming that if you are able to output to 3 monitors, you have something good enough to drive unity's animations on 3 monitors.
HD3000 on 2 monitors, even just switching workspaces causes frame drop.
>>46739812
I got a 3570K at 4.6ghz water cool
and a 760 gtx
always had problems with drivers on this machine, all my servers & laptops been loonix for like 10 years though
and by "this machine" I mean my main rig
I haven't actually done real gayming in like 3 years so I am starting to decide it may be time to drop winblows all together, just checkin on what DE I should actually use to not have to fuck around with constantly
you really think unity would be the best? not like gnome3 or KDE5.2 or whatever the new one is?
>>46739630
GNOME has the best support for multimonitor
>>46739846
Go with Ubuntu. For the last 2-3 years, it has worked fluidly out of the box for me at least. Multi-monitor support works like a charm.
>In my opinion
Gnome 3 is terrible UI design. Far too many mouse movements, and it's rather unintuitive.
KDE Plasma 5 is still really buggy and comes with an enourmous amount of software that you will never use and cannot get rid of because KDE is a full desktop environment.
>>46739914
If you want to go with GNOME, the only distro with proper support for it, including driver support, is Fedora.
>>46739943
Debian works fine with it
>>46739943
kek
yea I prefer debian for all my servers for a decade so not gonna get me to switch to yum shit easily
I guess I'll try ubuntu or mint or some shit in that case if unity works I'll stay if not try mint
I got a 256ssd and 2tb hdd so loonix size won't matter, not like it'll be as bloated as windows is right now
& yea gnome is too weird like mac but trying to be slightly different.. to me, though if it turned out to work the best.. I wouldn't give a shit anyway
unity is like mac but not trying to be as different as gnome
both pretty gay at the end of the day
>>46739971
>YMMV
Debian is notorious for having GPU issues.
It works fine on Intel HD, because those drivers are FOSS from intel.
>>46739971
>>46740020
yea
even though my 760 is old.. debian definitely not going to fuck around with GPU drivers on that shit
there's so many problems with dedicated GPUs on deb due to their FOSS only shit etc
I don't have the time to fuck around with that shit, if I did I'd rice my shit too.. and be homeless with no job
>>46740018
I actually think that the Unity team has an amazing UI team. It's the most efficient UI I have ever used. The only similarities to MacOS are the default style (shapes, not colours), and the top bar. Everything else that is similar was adopted by Mac OS from Ubuntu.
>>46740035
>there's so many problems with dedicated GPUs on deb due to their FOSS only shit etc
u wot m8
https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
put proprietary in sources.list
>aptitude -r install linux-headers-$(uname -r|sed 's,[^-]*-[^-]*-,,') nvidia-kernel-dkms
>mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d
>echo -e 'Section "Device"\n\tIdentifier "My GPU"\n\tDriver "nvidia"\nEndSection' > /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-nvidia.conf
and we're done
>>46739137
>implying i use a DE
if forced i would use xfce
>>46740051
oh yea I'm well aware apple just steals UI ideas from loonix
but if they're gay enough for osx to steal them...
>>46740070
and reboot, black screen x crashed rip
what about it m8?
>>46740235
Mate I set up my fucking nvidia card a few days ago on debian and it works great
>>46740293
NOT THE 760
IT'S BEEN SAID IT'S THE WORST GPU EVER FOR LOONIX
SO FU I GOT SHITTY GPU OK
>>46739164
>tfw xfce 4.12 is coming out next week
is /g/ ready?
>>46739137
if (out of those five)
xfce;
else
i3;
>>46739164
Linux was developed primarily so that Linus could use it on his personal computer, so shut your goddamn mouth.
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>>46739137
>>46740417
will it update without reinstall?
>>46739137
XFCE though once they get LXQt up to scratch then I'll probably switch over
>>46740500
you update it just like you would any other package..
KDE forever and ever.
>>46739137
>no mate
>>46741230
is there something I don't get by the misspelling of discarded?
>>46741241
rene descartes
gnome on lappy
kde on desktoppy
Personally Unity > Gnome > XFCE > LXQt > KDE
>>46739164
a kernel like Linux doesn't give a fuck about whether it is running on an embedded controller or a super computer. your distinction of desktop OSes vs server OSes is utterly meaningless and marketing buzzword at best
>>46740376
I cleaned up new meme to make it not look like shit
>>46741631
you didnt do anything wtf?
>>46741659
It's with the colors not being shaded in correctly and on the right frame i removed some random lines.
Gnome is the present and the future.
>>46739448
Different theme ya dingus. Just change it up a bit. Would take about 2 minutes to do. Ever seen fresh install of xfce? it's ugly as shit as well
>>46739630
I had 2 omitors hooked up on accident. hdmi tv and normal monitor. It was on cinnamon. it worked nice. But I didn't stay with it because I didn't mean to do it
>>46739181
Can Xfce even do this?
>>46741682
gj anon
>>46741740
probably not, it maxes at 2 windows open at once
>>46739448
I used lubuntu for quite some time before recently switching to debian.
The debian LXDE looks bad, though a little wallpaper changing made it good.
But it bothers me to no end that i cannot set two different wallpapers on different desktops like lubuntu. Is there any fix?
Also how the fuck do i change time zone on debian? Its set to GMT
>>46741740
Set windows' geometry? You can do it without XFCE.
>>46741740
What DE is that?
>>46741805
In other words no it can't.
>>46741844
The release candidate version of the flagship DE of the most popular Linux distribution on the planet.
>>46741740
I thought i was the only one who did this. On LXDE though
>>46741906
You thought you were the only one that watched anime?
>>46741872
FartOS version 666.9001?
>>46741918
No, who'd arrange windows ao that i could watch anime, have the anime folder open and 4chan in browser
>>46741932
Ah it's not like 9/10 /guys use tiling window managers or anything.
>>46741932
It's fairly normal practice for weeaboos with only one monitor, is it not? Most people install i3 for that exact purpose since their friends told them that DEs are bloat.
>>46739155
Why lxqt over lxde?
I like XFCE but how do I get rid of the screen tearing? Do I have to install compton or what?
>>46742068
lxqt is the new lxde
>>46742082
I don't have this. Check your display drivers?
>>46742082
You have to install compton, configure it to use opengl and use it well, or download another GB of RAM and install Cinnamon.
>>46742098
Bitch, if two DEs are installed on the exact same system, one screen tears to hell and the other doesn't, it's the DE's fault.
>>46742169
Don't call me bitch, bitch.
>>46739537
openSuse kde sucks
glitchy as fuck
gnome is just fine though.
>>46739137
GNOME
>>46739274
How does lxde fare against xfce? Been using xfce and thinking of changing
Used XFCE for a long time then switched to MATE. Will not go back. With MATE being so well supported now it's clearly the best choice... for me. Fucking lovin' MATE.
>>46742098
It's generally when playing videos, but it's also very noticeable when dragging windows around.
>>46742354
hm, did u try turning it off then on again
>>46742303
Not much reason to change, they are p. similar. I guess if you really like openbox, but you could just well install and use it in place of XFWM.
>>46740476
And now is developed with a focus on server experience.
>>46739137
GNOME.
>>46742332
What does Mate do better than XFCE?
>>46742400
But the spearhead of Linux development Fedora is a desktop operating system.
