Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: Re: KDE Plasma desktop vs
From:    Nightfox
Date:    Sat Jan 31, 2026 09:49

Subject: Re: KDE Plasma desktop vs. Cinnamon (KUbuntu vs. Linux Mint)
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  Re: Re: KDE Plasma desktop vs. Cinnamon (KUbuntu vs. Linux Mint)
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Nightfox on Sat Jan 31 2026 08:35 am

 Ni>> I did some research on what Linux desktop environments look best on a 4K
 Ni>> monitor.  I kept seeing KDE Plasma recommended, particularly with Wayland
 Ni>> (which is a modern replacement for X11, which is designed to perform
 Ni>> better and handle modern features better, such as fractional scaling).

 PF> KDE used to be all the rage, I thought -- I used it way back when with
 PF> SUSE Linux, around 2000. I should try it again, my recollection was that
 PF> the apps were better back then, but the alternative was prettier.

I think KDE was fairly popular, but I also remember Gnome being fairly popular years ago.  I feel like the goal of KDE may have changed a bit over time - I remember reading years ago that they intended KDE to be similar to Windows, to help Windows users get used to Linux.  Now I feel like it has diverged from Windows a bit, with configurability and features that Windows doesn't have.  Also, its System Settings application reminds me a bit of the Mac OS X settings app, with a scrollable list of categories on the left side and the right pane being for the settings.

Nightfox

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