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People like you confuse me. Do you want gnome to be the same as KDE? If so why? KDE already exists. Whats the point of having multiple DEs if they arent different?
I don't actually care about gnome, so much as about gnome being the default for most distros when kde is just better at everything a de and a unix-like system should do. Gnome is just... restrictive. Do it their way or you can;t do much of anything. And most annoyingly, the file dialogues are shite!
The default? Most distros you select what DE you want when you get your image or during install. How is it the default? Do u just mean Ubuntu?
I mean exactly what I say. Yes you can select other images but they're remixes or spins or alternative versions, the "main" version is usually gnome. And you know it!
Idk ive only used like MInt, Manjaro, Arch, and Debian personally. Mint doesnt support gnome, Majaro has options for gnome or KDE, Arch u just do it yourself how you want, and Debian you pick whatever one you want during install. Not sure what it matters anyway if you still have the option to use whatever you want tho. I mean Mint didnt support gnome, and i just installed it manually anyway and it worked fine.
The main version is GNOME on many distros. Stop arguing and Google it for fuck's sake