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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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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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[–] CrimsonOnoscopy@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I kept wanting to try the new GNOME, but it kept failing me on fundamentals - I.e, refusing to rebind certain keys, constantly failing plugins (such as the one to merge window title bars with the topbar), and bugs gallore.

So for years, I was a GNOME 2->KDE refugees, with only minimal complaints. KDE is nice.

But now it seems GNOME has finally stabilized and conceded enough to user wishes that it's useful again. And with those things done, I'm now quite enjoying it.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hate the new flat theme. It was the last bastion of non flatness for so long.

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

I mostly care about it not being in my way, but I see what you mean.