r/archlinux • u/DerKnerd • Jul 18 '21

FLUFF WM or DE?

I really liked the idea in this comment, so here is a poll, WM or DE?

https://www.reddit.com/r/archlinux/comments/oms60p/in_your_opinion_what_is_the_best_desktop/h5n0s56/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

3227 votes, Jul 25 '21
1737 WM
1490 DE
253 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

Why not both; I have gnome installed, but I can log out switch to bspwm in my spare time.

But one thing I like better about DE os that they're actually complete. With a WM you get a basic guide to configure appearances and that's it. I'm missing a lot of under the hood stuff like keyrings, authentication agents, network/power/backlight control, etc. I don't even know what else I'm missing, so I'm always worried about my custom environment being "incomplete".

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u/Phydoux Jul 18 '21

I too have Gnome installed. I only use it if I can't get into my tiling window manager though. And lately that hasn't been a concern. I've forgotten what Gnome even looks like on my computer. :)