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Which distro has the best GUI in your opinion? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by bigbox@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I've dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool.

Which current distro has the best GUI, in your opinion? I find modern Ubuntu to feel a little basic and cheap. I guess I don't really like modern Gnome. I'm currently using Windows 10 LTSC which is probably the best possible version of Windows, but I'd jump to linux if I could find a distro with a gui that feels at least as polished and feature rich as Windows 10 LTSC.

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[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is subjective. For me, anything with Mate as desktop environment. Currently using Ubuntu with it.

I'm a conservative user. I don't really care about whistles and bells, nor appeal to novelty. I want something that works and that I'm used to.

[–] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is mate being ported to Wayland? I will die on the hill that gnome 2 was peak gnome.

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Initial Wayland support started around 2021. I'm not sure on its current state as I'm still using X, but it's worth trying.

[–] Parsnip8904@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

That is great. After some unpleasantness with Ubuntu, I ended up switching my dad to Mint + KDE because of multimonitor support in wayland. Unfortunately, KDE + mint has been a bit janky. Now that mate has been ported, I'll ask him to try that.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

MATE is my pick. It's got all the modern features with a relatively simple baseline that is easy to customize, that also come with several presets.

Two or more start menus? You got it. A Plank dock plus taskbars filled with shortcuts and info covering every other edge of the desktop? Hell yeah! A simple Windows, macOS, or old Ubuntu like interface. Yep. Hide it all away leaving a minimalist and clean space to work? Sure can do!

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Plus it feels to me more feature rich than even GNOME 3.x (where x≤14; I stopped bothering with its releases later on, so I'm not sure on its current state). And it's easier to get it pretty than Xfce IMO.