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    Hot take (lemmy.ml)
    submitted 9 months ago by SchrodingersPat@lemmy.ml to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] denast@lemm.ee 32 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    Not a hot take, I keep saying the same thing in different threads. I was not able to switch to Linux for years before I understood that I have problems with Gnome not with Linux itself, tried KDE and given I was migrating from Windows it clicked immediately.

    After you gain some experience, DE becomes mostly irrelevant, but it is crucial for starting off in an unfamiliar environment.

    [–] tubaruco@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

    the DE is very important unless you have A LOT of free time and REALLY WANT to see something different from what youre used to.

    my first distro (other than ubuntu in school computers, but we dont talk about those) was fedora server minimal install, where i installed dwm and had fun using it. i had just switched from windows and was happy to have so many options, even though i had (almost) no linux experience before. after trying most of the big DEs and distros, i ended up on arch with xfce, which i have been using for more than a year now.

    most people really should go slower and try things step by step, as what i did would be really weird for anyone that tried it ...probably

    [–] urist@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

    I switched back to Linux about a year ago after taking about a 10 year break, and I installed gnome without even considering another option (because it’s good enough right?)

    It’s completely different than what I remember and I hate it. I want to switch to something else but that is now a “someday” project.

    I remember when it had a cute footprint where the “start button” used to be. It’s so different. I should have went with xfce or something. Maybe I should try cinnamon.

    [–] dustyData@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

    Cinnamon is the most Windows like DE, even more so than default KDE Plasma. Specially since the Mint team went the extra mile to make the OS settings and configuration 100% UI based in a Windows-lite way. It's currently the perfect Linux noobie distro.