KDE (Eric's 4.10.4 packages - Thanks, Eric ), on my desktop and laptop; LXDE (Thanks, ponce ), on my netbook.

Fluxbox since it is very light weight and does what I need, but lately I am now using LXDE because it is also lightweight but offers a little more than what Fluxbox does.

Now that I finally have a new computer yes I could run KDE, but I feel my resources can be used for other things rather than just desktop eye candy. I did initially start with KDE4 with my new system just to get a feel for it, but quickly went back to a light environment.

LXDE or Fluxbox FTW.

--Addendum

I also would like to to ponce for the LXDE packages!

Although KDE is a lot more polished and full-featured, I prefer using XFCE. I love the minimalistic feel to it, and once it's configured properly it looks wonderful.

Aside from XFCE, I sometimes mess with Enlightenment. It's the best looking one out there, but I find it a little too unwieldy for everyday usage.

More like Assembler

I use Xfce for the first 15 minutes of the life of a fresh installation. Just enough time to download a window manager of my choice.

I use fluxbox on my personal systems, and xfce when installing for someone else.

It's *always* with Slackware, which is the single key factor.

cheers,

None of the above.

Nunya

It is what I am used to from my Caldera Open Linux days. Although I like the look of Enlightenment.

Oh and yes, I like all the bells and whistles.

I use XFCE exclusively now as it seems to have just the right balance between functionality and appearance without too much bloat. When I first tried Slackware six years ago KDE seemed okay but when I came back to Slackware 14 last month I was getting all sorts of strange error messages that just don't happen with XFCE.

I used XFCE a lot on older machines. For someone who takes time to learn desktops, I found that XFCE was easy, functional and un-intimidating. I used to dislike KDE3 as I did not find it had any advantaged over XFCE.

Having read about how popular fluxbox was in this forum, I had tried to learn it. I devoted a lot of time and I did finally manage to customize it to my taste, but then KDE4 came along and I loved it. I had to wait to upgrade my computers and I enjoy each and every bit of it.

Lately I read a blog entry by Alien Bob on razor-qt being a lightweight KDE, I am giving it a try but it is not as configurable as KDE. However I am surprised on how fast it feels. Even if I use KDE apps, they seem like they are running on a *box WM (well actually my razor-qt is using the Openbox WM). It feels a lot like KDE3, but I can live with that. Still it takes time to get used to it, and I am still without a native battery monitor.

Conclusion: I vote for KDE. It just works and it's complete. XFCE comes at a close second.

i3 for me, KDE for my guests. Since this poll is lacking more than one option, including my favorite, I am not going to vote.

KDE 4.9.5 (alien) as my desktop; I think it's a great release. I also use XFCE on some older computers.

I use Xfce mostly because even on my faster system, it keeps my resources available and not only looks nice, but functions just as well as KDE or any other desktop.

I chose Xfce, but I am currently transitioning all systems to Openbox with a tint2 panel. I'm finding that I don't really need a full-blown DE any more, and I really like Openbox.