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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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[–] nachtigall@feddit.de -1 points 2 years ago

Deepin is great too. Unfortunately it is not fully translated so that you come across Chinese quite often.

[–] fernandu00@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

Desktop environments are a pretty subjective topic. You probably gonna like KDE plasma or cinnamon..if it's just about looks and feel you're good to go..just find a distro with one of them and test it.

[–] StrawberryCake@beehaw.org -1 points 2 years ago

Honestly Opensuse with gnome or kde is really amazing!

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

IMO, the best GUI is Deepin.

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

Any with MATE or Xfce as an option (which tbh is basically all major distros). I just use a specific theme to give me the glossy, frutiger aero look and I'm happy. Currently on EndeavourOS using MATE as my DE.

[–] Pantherina@feddit.de -1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Just trying out OpenSuse microOS currently, as an alternative to Fedora Kinoite, and the installer doesnt even load.

I dont like Ubuntus variant of Gnome. I think GNOME can look good but its apps are often horrible. Mint has a better set of simple but powerful tools.

But I would stay with anything rocking KDE. I recommend fedora Kinoite fro ublue.it (better video previews and working RPM firefox basically), its a really great distro.

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[–] Haunting_Tale_5150@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago

My favorite while I was using it was Cinnamon due to its simplicity. In the future, it would probably be Budgie, as the pipeline of changes looks really promising and its just as simple as Cinnamon.

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