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    Cross-posted from "It's that time again" by @Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com in !linux_memes@programming.dev


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    [–] Johnny101@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

    Which is why Plasma is better

    [–] DiabolicalBird@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago (10 children)

    We all got choices, that's what I like about Linux. KDE seems to run great for most people, for me it always seems to bug out and act super janky (the panel editor in particular would bug out and crash constantly, I could never get the damn thing to where I liked it). If it was more stable for me I'd probably use it, I love customizing my system. I've tried making it work a few times, never seems to click.

    GNOME's extensions may break on updates from time to time but my day to day experience with it is much nicer. While more rigid it's a lot more polished and doesn't crash out on me just using the interface. I like the layout of it. I'm glad KDE works for so many of you guys, but I'll stick with GNOME until a better option comes around.

    That said, if anyone has a better suggestion for a desktop environment I'm all ears.

    [–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

    I just don't customise very much, either DE mentioned. I did initially when I was new to using Linux out of novelty, but I noticed stuff breaks the more I deviated from the norm after enough updates. Plus it's such a timesink to begin with. I realised I just wanted to use the fucking computer, not tinker and fight it.

    KDE on my office desktop. I like one of the themes CachyOS ships with so I left it at that.

    GNOME on the living room PC hooked up to a TV. I think it works better there controlled by a wireless trackpad keyboard from the couch and for purely entertainment purposes. Stremio, web browsing, and gaming.

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    [–] eleijeep@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (12 children)

    It really is a shame that they force you to update to the new version. If only there was some way to continue using the existing Gnome version until the extensions have been updated by their authors.

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    [–] eta@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    I use Gnome with extensions and are quite happy. But it's true. the worst part is when they break after a new version comes out.

    Fun Fact: You can just add the new version number to some file (can't remember which) for each extension and many of them work just fine. It's from a list of version numbers where they decide whether an extension can be run on a given Gnome Version. And new versions are not automatically added to that list.

    [–] dysprosium@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

    Metadata.~~conf~~

    Or just wait a while before updating, increasing the chance of extentions being updated

    Edit .json

    [–] eta@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    I just had a look and I think I edited "metadata.json" for every extension in "$HOME/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/". I got it from this tutorial.

    Yeah I once waited but I think it took multiple months for each maintainer to update. I don't blame them tho. They update their projects when they can. I just wish it would not necessarily break since it apparently doesn't really need to be broken.

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    [–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

    There is literally one working todo thingy extension for GNOME. KDE has one included.

    [–] joyjoy@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

    Same with Manjaro and the AUR.

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    [–] nomadjoanne@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

    Yeah I very much like dislike the culture of Gnome... maybe I'll try something else someday. KDE isn't for me but Cosmic maybe.

    [–] jaxxed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I use a script for paprwm-like behaviour, and is signcantly hamstrung as well - cannot work with multiple screens. Karousel: https://store.kde.org/p/2045724

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    I never had too many issues with GNOME but didn't install loads of extensions. Looking forward to seeing Cosmic grow and develop further, took a while but finally in beta

    I've only ever used DEs that aren't gnome. And that wasn't really by choice - it was a workplace. But after hearing about how gnome treats their users... fuck that. I went so far recently as to try to make a nix system that was 100% free of gnome shit and I have actually hard a really difficult time because it has wormed its way into other dependencies.

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