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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 1 year 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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[–] nixfreak@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i3, and swaywm , I have used almost ... All Linux/BSD/Windows/Osx/Unix Desktop Environments. I really like #enlightenment but it can be pretty buggy especially on wayland.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm currently quite happy with i3, but would really like to check out Wayland.

currently the support for barrier/synergy (controlling multiple computers with one keyboard/mouse) seems to be not there - although I saw something about a workaround with the newest synergy version.

would you be so kind to give me some other reasons to hold back?
Anything else that sucks in the new world?

[–] nixfreak@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have never used Synergy , but with sway which is built on top of wayland. I can use multiple monitors and it works great for me. I don't really have a need for multiple computers since I use libvirtd (VirtualManager) and host multiple OS's and share directories between different systems.

[–] naeap@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

multiple monitors is sadly different than multiple computers, side by side

thanks for the input, maybe I'll use a test system first :⁠-⁠)