What DE do you use and why?
maybe, we can never be sure...
>>54676875
LXDE
It's fast and comfy c:
none
I only use a WM (Awesome)
>>54676875
GNU + Object Model Environment, or as I've recently taken to calling it, GNu + OME
>>54676875
DEs are for noobs, a professional uses a WM with the command line. Awesome WM all the way.
GNOME
Because I'm a noob
>>54676934
>a professional uses a WM with the command line. Awesome WM all the way.
>Guess I'll need a professional IDE
>/usr/bin/gtk+3 not found
Unity because I don't give a fuck anymore. I do everything in the terminal with tmux handling terminal panes. Messing with DEs and WMs gets boring after a while
>>54676875
Xfce4
Because right balance between features, riceability and lightness.
>>54676999
>terminal with tmux
Fuck that
I just use terminator
>>54677028
With tmux I can use the same setup while ssh'd into a compute cluster as I do on my local machine. And it's persistent.
What do I do guys, my minimal KDE Plasma installation is too comfy and looks too good. I think I need to install another DE/WM :^).
Lxde desu
>>54677066
>With tmux I can use the same setup while ssh'd into a compute cluster as I do on my local machine
Well I guess for admin stuff it's better
But for mundane shit terminator is enough
What DE does OS X use?
>>54677068
>minimal
>KDE Plasma
pls tell me more
MATE
>>54677100
Well I just installed xorg-server, my drivers and plasma on Arch Linux.
On Arch the Plasma group doesn't include any KDE applications -- the only thing you get by doing that is basically KWin, the System Settings applications and related KDE Control Modules (basically setting manager applications) and that's it.
I'm not even sure if Dolphin is installed by default. After that I simply added Dolphin and Konsole and that was enough for me.
>>54676875
Nice to see I'm not the only one on elementary.
>>54677090
It literally says right in your screenshot, friendo.
>>54677090
You're making your fellow OS X users look bad
>>54677121
KDE5 by itself is already a clusterfuck though
>>54677154
How so?
>>54677136
Aqua is the compositor though.
>>54677157
Dunno, feels pretty comfy, I wouldn't call it that. Looks good and really works fine (for me). After installation it looks a bit horrible, but that's a quick fix with infinality patches applied, font sizes adjusted to size 8 and the bright breeze theme enabled.
>>54677165
Did you look at the number of packages right after install? It's even bigger than GNOME
But yes, still better than a standard KDE installation
None. Just Openbox wm. I used to use XFCE4 for years but eh.
Gnome
Just werks
>>54677163
>Aqua is the compositor though.
It's Quartz you fucklord
>>54677163
I think I've just randomly only checked the few threads these past days where you've posted screenshots of your Mac, so it seemed like you were trying really hard to show it off.
Sorry, I got a little triggered. You're probably a cool guy.
>>54676875
KDE plasma
>>54677193
I currently have 1057 packages installed, but that's not just the KDE installation -- it's a fully configured system with pretty much everything I use daily.
The number of packages installed doesn't matter that much to me, it's not like they are all services that need to be started by init or something, so they aren't slowing my system down. I barely have 20% of space on my (system) SSD used so that's no issue either.
But sure, it's a fully-featured DE after all even without all the standard KDE apps.
>>54677007
>Xfce4
On thing bugging me about Xfce is the lack of proper compositor and shitty gtk3 integration
When will Xfce be full gtk3
>>54676970
>professionnal
>IDE
If you need an IDE to be productive 1 you're a retard
2 you're using a shitty language and suicide is the only option
>>54677216
>it seemed like you were trying really hard to show it off.
>You're probably a cool guy.
I am.
>>54677224
Well it's an arch install after all
I bet Kubuntu must use right up to 2000 packages on a fresh install
They're not used by init directly, but probably KWin uses many of them, not to mention the compositor requirements
MY setup went to shit after a week or so, most probably driver issues
>>54677243
>If you need an IDE to be productive 1 you're a retard
>2 you're using a shitty language and suicide is the only option
Oh pls tell me what language you develop with
Protip: Pre-80s archaic shit you do for keks don't count
>>54677278
Ah that's sad to hear. And yes the *buntus include way too many default apps.
My installation runs beautifully with the proprietary nvidia drivers and the default arch Linux kernel. Even got my Xonar DX sound card to work without issues.
Cinnamon.
>>54677278
Try Neon if you want minimal KDE with ubuntu base
>>54676875
It's called Windows and it's the greatest DE ever invented.
>>54677351
>>54677361
Microsoft invented desktops.
>>54677351
>>54677365
This thread is really good right now, mostly friendly people and serious discussions. Can you please just stop.
>>54677372
I'm just saying, all DEs are just bad attempts at mimicking Windows.
>>54677308
same
>>54677415
Ok, thanks. Please stop now.
>>54677415
>>54676875
None. Just openbox because i don't want your bloated bullshit getting in my way.
I use DWM because it is the best
https://www.strawpoll.me/10276978
>>54676875
Gnome shell because I'm not a man child who rices every little thing.
>>54677692
I don't think ricing has anything to do with your age. I also don't think that Gnome is especially unriceable, so your argument isn't really very good.
Still nice rice though.
>>54677713
>implying he is arguing anything
>What DE do you use and why?
KDE.
Because despite 4chan memes, it's actually really good.
whatever elementary uses
i'm comfortable
>>54677692
I used to use GNOME 3 for the same reason until I realized basically every lightweight DE offers the same workspace features more responsively without the pointless animations and screen transitions.
>>54677758
It's pantheon
KDE I love the customization and things like Dolphin.
>>54677773
Anything is lightweight once you go beyond 8gbs of ram.
I use ubuntu for my server, but I really couldnt care less.
I prefer debian.
>>54676875
Unity
it came preinstalled
[spoiler]not even memeing[/spoiler]
>>54677797
thank you anon
>>54676875
Openbox
Best wm I've used so far
May I present, the minimal comfy Plasma setup.
>>54677954
Not minimal enough. Get rid of those borders and make that titlebar smaller, damn it!
>>54677980
damn harsh
>>54677954
>that bar
>those icons
>borders
>minimal
>>54678006
Minimal doesn't has to mean that you are using a tiling wm without any window decorations whatsoever...
Anyways, as the screenshot shows, it's past my bedtime. o/
>>54676934
Since when? I knew a lot of professional that used CDE and or OpenWindows.
>>54677954
>Skeuemorphic graphical shit
>minimal
Anyway running i7 16 GB Ram why do you care about minimal at all
>>54678101
I meant my installation / configuration, not necessarily the look of my desktop.
I don't really care about minimal, I just like my system how it currently is. It's the minimal viable installation for me, containing everything I need/use (although most is not shown).
>>54678014
What I'm trying to say is, it looks like shit.
>>54677450
:^)
>>54678136
I disagree, and yours looks definitely worse.
>>54678149
Isn't it time for you to go to bed already?
>>54678185
It is, shut up.
>>54678149
>thinking having huge icons, transparent window borders, and a god-awful taskbar looks better
ok dude, you do you
LXQt because Qt5 is a bitch otherwise
Currently using Unity. It's alright - no issues with performance.
Kind of considering Pantheon. My list of DE functionality needs is very short, and this seems to have all of them. Plus it's purdy. Might even just go XFCE again because it and Pantheon both have the small bit of functionality I want.
Minix doesn't have a DE
VOTE FOR YOUR DE NOW
http://www.strawpoll.me/10278044
VOTE FOR YOUR DE NOW
>>54678245
Yeah I am doing me, thanks fag.
>>54676875
xfce so i can hop from toaster to toaster without issue. (other than tearing)
>>54683059
compton
or for nvidia: forcecompositionpipeline
I forget. the one with dank rikkas.
Windows 7
It's very accessible
>>54676875
Plasma because simce 5.6 it has become incredibly stable and i hate gtk.Also its faster than gnome.
>>54684334
Also it has the papirus suite which is the most complete themepack ever.
>>54678139
but the DE in Windows is called Explorer
MOOOOOODS
>>54683921
Moar
>>54676934
Pro reporting in - your statement is false. A Pro takes use of the environment that matches his profession.
And if you just use a wm, then this is your DE.
>>54677692
Icon theme ?
>>54676875
GNOME3 because i find it to be extremely comfortable.
>>54685315
Femanon reporting in - you're a nerd.
>>54685583
and we all know a female opinion is worth much more than a male one.
>>54676970
Well install gtk then you fucking retard. This isn't that complicated.
>>54685583
It's ok to be a nerd if your dayjob is sysadmin... it helps.
