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After 2y on Linux I can say with full confidence that switching from GNOME to KDE (for me) is a bigger barrier than switching from Windows to Linux ever was.

I’ve tried a lot to like KDE but I just can’t. I usually see people discussing distros but I feel like picking the right DE makes much bigger impact. I’m yet to try Hyprland though.

Considering the fact that I’m itching to get Steam Frame and VR on GNOME will likely be broken indefinitely, idk what to do.

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[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I only use one extention “Dash to Dock” and I had no issue of it breaking from Fedora 38 to now Fedora 43.

On the contrary, I had to use so many widgets and addons on KDE to get a somewhat passable experience that it took me over 5h of customising and still felt not enough… also no “Latte Dock” on KDE 6 :(

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 3 points 1 day ago

^ All part of the fun of KDE.

So much to fiddle with.

And never perfect.

Even from a development side, not just user configuration side. They mend something and break something else. Many perfect features, but never at the same time.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah I do miss Latte Dock. I've managed to get my docks pretty much back to where I had them using Panel Colorizer though.

[–] WereCat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I haven’t seen this one yet, looks definitely nicer than what you can do with the dock by default