Damn KDE plasma where you been all my life.
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Cinnamon maxi
Ive been using gnome for ages. But after reading that plasma had better Integration with KDE Connect i had to test it out.
Instead of using Connect to backup phone pics and vids I like LocalSend. It basically does the same thing as Qfile Pro for my Qnap server but for my desktop.
Another utility app I like is Solaar so I can monitor my Logitech battery life.
Want to go full nerd like with your desktop customization Conky widgets are great for desktop clocks and monitoring systems crap.
If you like customizing shit a lot, it's probably the best desktop environment.
is there an ubuntu or similar distro that you'd recommend testing it out with?
Im running pop os. But it should be fine on most distros. I *think* they have builds for most distros. Just check their website.
Your running popOS with KDE?
Yarp
Nice, Any Quirk's running with popOS? And did you keep gnome as a fallback?
None that I've noticed so far, but I also haven't been using it super extensively today because I've been dealing with shit away from my computer, and I do have gnome still installed just in case, but once I get used to KDE I'll probably get rid of it.
All I've done so far is change the theme around, explored the settings, and restored my shortcuts. I haven't really done much of a deeper dive than that.
I definitely like KDE desktop environment. Once you change your DE it makes almost every distro look and feel about the same other than package managers.
Pop-Os by default ran Gnome DE and is based on Ubuntu I believe. I'm not as much of a fan of Ubuntu because of the root company Canonical. Most people go down the Linux rabbit hole to get away from corporate giants. I tend to gravitate towards more of a Debian base.
Debian base I really like MX Linux because it has a KDE ISO, has a decent enough of a package manager other than just KDE Discover, has kernel manager, still supports X11, and is mostly without (has fallback support) systemD.
For an Ubuntu based my first choice would be Nobara Linux for all the gaming tweaks.
For Arch based I like EndeavourOS (hello, it's purple themed), and I have yet to try Garuda Linux.
I've use Debian for servers mostly but I've been debating if it's a good idea to give myself a fresh install and only use Debian, put this KDE environment on it and just move away from pop.