Trying Plasma for a bit to see how green the grass is as a longtime Gnome user. The last time I ran Plasma on my main desktop was version 5.11, I think? It’s been a while…

  • WiseWoodchuck@lemmy.world
    201·
    6 months ago

    I’m tired of fighting GNOME 3 to make it feel like GNOME 2. My next reinstall is going to be KDE. I just want a traditional desktop metaphor. 😩 Next major overhaul Kubuntu here I come!

    • atmur@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      19·
      6 months ago

      Yeah if you’re looking for a traditional/Windows-like metaphor, you’re WAY better off with Plasma than trying to wrestle Gnome into that shape.

    • Engywook@lemm.ee
      9·
      6 months ago

      You don’t even need to reinstall. You can have both at the same time and chose one or the other at each login.

      • dufkm@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        6 months ago

        Nah, I think if you’re on e.g. Debian oldstable you could still be on Gnome 3. That’s not “long dead”.

        • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
          11·
          6 months ago

          Old stable is going EOL fairly soon.

          Maybe not long dead but it is long past its prime.

      • bluewing@lemm.ee
        12·
        6 months ago

        And it’s still confining unless you add buggy addons that often crash after an update.

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 months ago

      Kubuntu has always been a buggy mess for me, might not be the best way to judge Plasma. Unfortunately, I think that’s where people develop their poor opinion of it from.

    • bluewing@lemm.ee
      2·
      6 months ago

      Check out Cinnamon for that GNOME 2 feeling.