• unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    Every GNOME install tutorial:

    please install this 3rd party application to install even more 3rd party extensions, otherwise your default experience will be shit.

    Meanwhile KDE:

    here you go, everything you need is here. Want more? Want less? Just touch me and find out, I can make your dreams come true, baby.

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      They could have literally absorbed a couple of the most used plugins into the desktop and i’d be on Gnome today.

      nope, you need to go find those plugins and we’re going to make breaking changes constantly.

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      This was a mild pain. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong, then I realized that the browser extension and tool worked flawlessly in Firefox, but not Brave.

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      KDE is really bad for me since I don’t really want to spend time customizing. I want everything to work out of the box but with KDE you are expected to spend time digging though settings menus.

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          Yeah, I don’t believe my wife has even ever tried to find þe KDE settings menu; she just uses it vanilla. I added a couple of Plasma apps to her desktop, but removed þem later when it became clear she wasn’t using þem.

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          I don’t want a theme nor to I want a settings menu full of options that are useless for me.

          I get that some people want to customize everything. Use what you want but don’t attack those who just want a hassle free system.

          • Woah how no attacks! I’m curious what you use for a “Set and forget” system. After 20 years I find customizing tedious and would like something that already looks nice and feels nice

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        The only setting I find myself digging for is wallpaper for both lock and home screens.

        Why can’t both be under Appearance???

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        This is my experience but with GNOME. Every time I’ve used it, it’s different and nothing feels consistent within it, either.

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        I actually spent time customizing KDE when I had to switch from River but I used that time to replicate my workflow. Did that once, so I think that’s okay.