Desktop Environment of the Year

sunwards · 02-05-2009, 06:06 AM

KDE is pushing boundaries, the rest are doing nothing.

zectersys · 02-06-2009, 12:11 AM

coz i'm just arrive from M$ i would like to choose KDE, gnome is too weird for me eventhough it's feature is very unique. Xfce... i like it too very light but unfortunately it's not offering alot of feature like KDE or Gnome did. So.. for this DE i would like to choose KDE

Cogar · 02-06-2009, 09:37 AM

KDE 4, although still a little rough around the edges, is superior architecturally to KDE 3.x--in my opinion, at least. I never cared for the other DEs, so KDE gets my vote.

esm_menc · 02-08-2009, 07:05 PM

KDE 3 has the most feature/functions/configuration than version 4 so far. all I see with kde 4 is eye candy vs. usability. Otherwise gnome is my second choice for newer desktops.
lxde for older machines.
rox or xfce if I'm really desperate.

ryj_cube · 02-08-2009, 07:34 PM

Voted for KDE 3.5.10

antivirus · 02-10-2009, 02:21 AM

KDE is my chose.

mcleprechaun · 02-13-2009, 03:12 PM

I have been using Linux for years (Slackware for the last 6) and I always chose KDE until yesterday when I was setting up a test server. I set up XFCE because I saw a good report on it somewhere and I wish I could change my vote. I now have it on my desktop PC as well. XFCE rocks!

dora · 02-13-2009, 03:28 PM

So KDE it is. My choice came in 2nd. Actually, I expected to see a greater gap between the two.

Ragnarok Warrior · 02-13-2009, 03:38 PM

The reason that I like Gnome is because it's slightly bloated (not over-bloated though), it makes it more of a Windows-like, user friendly desktop environment. Nicer for those who have switched. However, if I'm not in gnome for some reason, I'm in Fluxbox, one of my favorites.

gotfw · 02-14-2009, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcleprechaun

I have been using Linux for years (Slackware for the last 6) and I always chose KDE until yesterday when I was setting up a test server. I set up XFCE because I saw a good report on it somewhere and I wish I could change my vote. I now have it on my desktop PC as well. XFCE rocks!

One more Xfce convert from the unenlightened masses... Ooops, you said you switched from KDE, but I couldn't resist the pun..>;-P

Enjoy!!

Mega Man X · 02-14-2009, 02:10 AM

If KDE 3 and 4 were separated in this thread, the outcome would probably be different. Still, I would vote for Gnome. Never liked KDE or their toolkit. Even though I used Windows a long time before getting into Linux, the Gnome desktop just makes more sense to me. I don't really see why some believe that KDE is more suitable for people coming from Windows though...

wagscat123 · 02-14-2009, 09:25 AM

For me, I like GNOME more in some distros and KDE in other. In SUSE Linux enterprise and fedora, I like KDE more. In openSUSE and Ubuntu, i like GNOME. Also, i like XFCE alittle, but I still prefer GNOME over it.

inspiron_Droid · 02-17-2009, 12:36 PM

I am rather shocked that xfce didn't get alot of votes.

rarsa · 02-17-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FloridaBSD

I arather shocked that xfce didn't get alot of votes.

I think the count was fairly decent considering that the environments at the top are the ones that come pre-installed with most mayor distros.

penguinHugger · 02-17-2009, 04:50 PM

E17, if it counts, since it's not really out yet.