I've been a Gnome diehard from way back in my Red Hat days in the early 2000s. Gnome was always "flashy and cool" with awesome themes and animations. But then it inexplicably started going so minimalist as to be completely unusable without installing extensions. I don't get the point of shipping something so barebones knowing everyone will just install the exact same extension just to get basic functionality (tweaks, extensions manager). Gnomes philosophy just doesn't make any sense to me anymore. It's insane to rely on 3rd party extensions written by god knows who to make your DE actually usable. KDE on the other hand was always the ugly Windows clone to me. Cluttered and busy with menus upon menus. But Gnome changed, and frankly Gnome is an absolute mess that won't be fixed any time soon when it comes to factional scaling. It was fractional scaling that finally pushed me over the edge to try KDE again. I tried this on my favored distro (pop_os) and it was pretty bad. Googling which distro had the best KDE implementation landed me on openSUSE... And it's insanely good. Font rendering is outstanding, integration with Firefox is outstanding, fractional scaling is damn near perfect and doesn't completely kill gaming by making games render at 5k to be scaled to 4k like Gnome does. I've discovered how great KDE theming has become too, because a well themed desktop makes every linux user happy. I'm just in love with openSUSE and KDE. Answer from velinn on reddit.com
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › which is your preferred desktop environment for opensuse tw?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: Which is your preferred Desktop Environment for openSUSE TW?
July 30, 2023 - For many years, before KDE Neon, OpenSUSE was always considered the flagship for the most polished out of the box KDE Plasma experience... Not that Neon is now, but I don't think the OpenSUSE team focus on it quite as much.
Reddit
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: Best desktop environments for Opensuse tumbleweed?
January 10, 2021 - Pick one you like, that's the openSUSE philosophy. ... Plasma. Lightweight, easy and very customizable. ... I have new hp spectre x360 14 i7 16gb ram so lightweight is not an issue but I love to customize desktop.
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openSUSE
get.opensuse.org › desktop
openSUSE Desktop Distributions - Get openSUSE
The openSUSE contribution process empowers desktop development for everybody, so you have the choice to pick your favourite one in the installer. We actively feature three desktop environments, and offer even more in the expanded software view within the installer.
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › openSUSE:Desktop_FAQ
openSUSE:Desktop FAQ
October 17, 2020 - We cannot provide a description for this page right now
CubicleNate's Techpad
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Desktop Environment Options – CubicleNate.com
April 27, 2018 - For more information, you can check MATE Desktop official web page. This desktop environment works very well with openSUSE and if you would like to try this instead of KDE or Gnome, install it using these instructions.
openSUSE
doc.opensuse.org › documentation › tumbleweed › pick_an_image
Choosing a distribution - openSUSE User Documentation Project
If you wish to install a desktop environment available in the installer, but not in the System Role, you can select Generic Desktop and customize the Software selection later within the installer. The descriptions below are as provided by the respective projects. GNOME 3 has been designed from ...
Reddit
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: Which desktop environment do you recommend?
November 14, 2015 -
Which desktop environment do you recommend? I'm new to openSuse and idk which one is the best, which uses less ram and cpu.
Thanks
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If you are looking for least RAM and CPU usage, I'd go with lxde or xfce from the ones easily available during initial install. Both Gnome and KDE are a bit more resource intensive.
Any relatively modern computer should be able to run any of these desktop environments pretty well, while older hardware might have issues with KDE or Gnome.
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If you're looking for performances, my suggestion is xfce with Compton as compositing manager.
Here some inspiring tips to pimp xfce up.
ZDNET
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What is openSUSE and who is it for? | ZDNET
May 31, 2022 - ... So, yeah, YaST is powerful. The default desktop environment for openSUSE is KDE (Figure 2), which means you'll enjoy the standard KDE lineup of tools (such as KMail, Kontact, and KORganizer).
Reddit
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: Which Desktop Environment do you use on openSUSE ?
October 16, 2021 - I once tried to mimic my i3 setup from Arch on openSUSE. I got most of it working but found that KDE was a much smoother experience for openSUSE. I still use Arch but Tumbleweed is a close second for me. ... Other: I made my own desktop with i3.
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › openSUSE:FAQ
openSUSE:FAQ - openSUSE Wiki
3 weeks ago - In general most modern but not brand-new stuff will just work. There is no comprehensive list of supported hardware -- the best recommendation is to try it any see. LiveCDs/LiveUSBs are an option for this. == Can I upgrade my kernel / desktop environment / a specific application while staying ...
Reddit
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: I want be an openSuse user. What desktop environment do you prefer on your system?
December 20, 2022 - I prefer KDE/Plasma5. openSUSE does a bang-up job on releasing a stable and very usable Plasma5. In the end you have to pick/use the desktop environment that works for you. For me, one like Gnome just makes me swear.. loudly. I find it excruciatingly annoying to use.
SUSE
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CentOS Alternatives: openSUSE, choosing your own destiny during the install | SUSE Communities
August 22, 2023 - Graphical system with Xfce as desktop environment. Suitable for Workstations, Desktops and Laptops. ... Graphical system with a reduced package set. Intended as a base for a customized software selection. ... Like the Server role but uses a read-only root filesystem to provide atomic, automatic updates of a system without interfering with the running system. ... We hope this article helped you to understand the different system roles. As a CentOS alternative, openSUSE brings numerous benefits, including stability, SUSE’s support to the community, powerful system management tools, advanced distro features, and access to a rich package repository.
openSUSE
en.opensuse.org › Category:Desktop_Environments
Category:Desktop Environments - openSUSE Wiki
Desktop Environments · The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. Portal:Budgie · Portal:Cinnamon · Portal:COSMIC · Portal:Deepin · Portal:Enlightenment · Portal:GNOME · Portal:KDE · Portal:LXDE · Portal:LXQt · Portal:MATE · Portal:Pantheon · Portal:Xfce · Retrieved from "https://en.opensuse...
Linux Hint
linuxhint.com › change_connamon_desktop_opensuse
Change to Cinnamon Desktop on OpenSUSE – Linux Hint
In the case of openSUSE, Cinnamon is on the list of officially supported desktop environments alongside GNOME, KDE, LXDE, MATE, and Xfce etc. Let’s check out how to install and use Cinnamon desktop on openSUSE.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › flagship desktop for opensuse tumbleweed?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: Flagship desktop for Opensuse tumbleweed?
September 21, 2023 -
Which desktop environment has good implementation and integration with opensuse tumbleweed?
Which desktop environment opensuse tumbleweed users prefer to use?
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Opensuse doesn't have preferred desktop, Gnome, KDE and xfce are all first class citizens. Most of tumbleweed users are preferring KDE, but i like said the other desktop environments are also great supported. Use whatever you like more, all of them are great.
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They are all great, but flagship is usually considered to be their KDE. Just use whatever desktop environment you are comfortable with
It's FOSS
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8 Best Desktop Environments For Linux
July 16, 2023 - Overall, it looks like KDE is an incredibly lightweight desktop environment while being one of the most flexible as well. Some Linux distros using KDE as the default are openSUSE, Kubuntu and KDE Neon.
The New Stack
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OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, an Ideal Desktop for Linux Admins, Power Users - The New Stack
November 27, 2024 - In fact, each Tumbleweed snapshot is tested using OpenQA, which is an automated testing service, so even the rolling release version of openSUSE is a viable option for daily usage, especially when you want the latest Linux kernel, latest desktop environments and other packages.
Reddit
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r/openSUSE on Reddit: openSUSE desktop environments
April 7, 2022 -
I know that this is a general linux question but maybe openSUSE does things a bit differently or suggests things differently. I like gnome, but since gnome 42 there are no customizations, except some small tweaks. Although I don't like to customize things, especially not in the way like kde allows you, I still like to change some small things on gnome. But since it doesn't allow it anymore I'll have to check KDE. So, my questions are: can multiple DE's be installed and how does openSUSE support multiple DE's? Maybe it suggests to install just one DE. can DE's completely be replaced, like installing a new one and deleting the old one? Can other DE's be added, ones that aren't in the installation list and will this affect the distro stability? And what is the recommended DE by openSUSE?
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You can install any desktop environment you want, and you can have multiple. You'll just have multiple copies of apps that do the same task. They shouldn't affect the stability of your system, though bugs may slip through testing from upstream (the DE's developers). Also there is no recommended DE for openSUSE.
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You can have multiple DEs installed, you'll then just pick what you want to use before logging in. You'll just have multiple apps that do the same, since GNOME and KDE both install their own file explorer or text editor for example. There is no default DE, instead you'll manually select one at install time. You get GNOME, KDE and Xfce presented as equal options, but there are also IceWM and i3wm available with the footnote that IceWM is very basic and i3 is only supported by the community. It should be noted that regardless of your choice, IceWM is installed as a backup in case your current DE breaks, unless you specifically select "no DE". You can also completely remove any DE you currently have installed, even if it's the only one. Zypper uses metapackages (so called patterns) for this, you can just use sudo zypper rm -u to remove any package or pattern along with all of its dependencies that aren't needed by another package. For example, if you already have GNOME installed and want to also install KDE along with all the applications that would be installed if you selected KDE at install time, install the patterns-kde-kde package with sudo zypper in patterns-kde-kde. If you wanted to remove GNOME in the future, you could always use sudo zypper rm -u patterns-gnome-gnome.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/opensuse › which desktop do you use with opensuse leap or tumbleweed?
r/openSUSE on Reddit: Which desktop do you use with opensuse leap or tumbleweed?
June 6, 2022 - KDE, GNOME, XFCE all are top-notch in openSUSE. It's probably the only distribution where you will hardly find an user complaining about their choice of desktop being treated as second class citizen.
Forbes
forbes.com › sites › jasonevangelho › 2019 › 02 › 02 › my-first-24-hours-with-opensuse-tumbleweed
My First 24 Hours With openSUSE Tumbleweed
November 18, 2024 - My understanding is that elementary OS and openSUSE Tumbleweed couldn't be more different. The former is designed to be lean, minimalistic and beginner-friendly, while the latter has a wealth of software bundled in (its 2x larger ISO download ...