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[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

This isn't a bad take. DE is what is going to keep people from running back to windows right away, mostly. I do think it is better for people coming into Linux not to try to emulate the Windows experience. It is easier to learn when you accept it is going to be different from the start.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

DE is how you interact with everything else on the computer for anyone thats not a 100% terminal hackerman.

a good, simple, easy to use windows-like DE is probably one of the most important things for a new user. Since it will influence how easily they can handle and do anything and everything else.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Its easier to learn if your muscle memory is still similar

  • taskbar with apps, aligned to the left
  • nearly no workspaces, everything through clicking
  • normal Window decorations
  • normal start& app menu
  • filemanager with features
  • firefox, thunderbird, libreoffice, inkscape, xnviewmp, freefilesync, kate, krita, ... all the cross-platform software you can learn before switching

I dont agree at all. I switched from KDE which is basically just the way better Windows 10. Windows 11 looks nice but is incredibly bloated, Windows is rock stable though which I admire. KDE is the exact opposite poorly.

But at the beginning the mix of familiarity and "wow a filemanager with tabs is so cool" made me stay with KDE immediately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

wait you switched from kde to windows?