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The Best Desktop Environments For Linux (We Tested Them So That You Don’t Have To)

KDE MATE GNOME solus-project.com Budgie LXQt Xfce Deepin Lumina Desktop Environment
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    KDE

    The KDE® Community is a free software community dedicated to creating an open and user-friendly computing experience, offering an advanced graphical desktop, a wide variety of applications for communication, work, education and entertainment and …
    Some Linux distros using KDE as the default are openSUSE, Kubuntu and KDE Neon. You may also refer to one of our tutorials to install KDE on Ubuntu, if that’s what you want.

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 77 social mentions

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    The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
    Ubuntu MATE is one of the official flavors of Ubuntu that utilizes the MATE desktop. Some other popular Linux distributions like Linux Mint, Manjaro, etc, also offer MATE editions of their distributions.

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    An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to put you in control and get things done.
    MATE Desktop Environment is based on GNOME 2. MATE was initially developed for the users who were disappointed with the latest iteration of GNOME shell — GNOME 3.

    #Linux #Desktop Environments #Operating Systems 22 social mentions

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    Cinnamon

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    Cinnamon tries to present itself as a modern desktop environment while offering a traditional user interface. And, being somewhat light on resources makes Cinnamon a balanced choice for many Linux users.

  5. NOTE: solus-project.com Budgie has been discontinued.
    Budgie is the flagship desktop of the Solus OS and is part of the Solus Project.
    Ubuntu Budgie — an official Ubuntu flavour features the Budgie desktop as the default. Not a lot of major distributions support Budgie desktop environment out of the box. So, you’d be better off using Solus or Ubuntu Budgie for the most part.

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    The LXQt team is proud to announce the release of qtermwidget and qterminal, both in version 0. 8. 0. Read more..
    Even though LXQt tries to present a modern look without comprising the performance, it is still not the most intuitive experience out there. Of course, if you need performance over the look and feel, LXQt is an impressive choice.

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    Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.
    Xfce is light on resources but proves to provide a feature-rich user experience. If you need a performance-centric desktop environment without needing advanced customizations, Xfce is a great choice to go with.

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Desktop Environments 19 social mentions

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    deepin is a Linux distribution devoted to providing beautiful, easy to use, safe and reliable system for global users. deepin 15. 5 mainly added HiDPI, fingerprint scanning and Flatpak appli.
    That’s when the Deepin desktop environment comes to the scene. It may offer a macOS-ish interface in a way but because of the animations and the layout, the looks and feel of Deepin desktop environment is something to appreciate.

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  9. KDE 3.5 fork. A computer desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems with a primary goal of retaining the function and form of traditional desktop computers.

    #Image Optimisation #Linux #Window Manager 11 social mentions

  10. Lumina is a lightweight, BSD licensed, standards-compliant desktop environment based upon Qt and...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Linux #Operating Systems #Desktop Environments 6 social mentions

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