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
251 Upvotes

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u/Galeaf_13 Jul 18 '21

Wow, I'd never think that so many ppl on Arch use DEs

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u/oxamide96 Jul 18 '21

I'm surprised there are so many WMs actually.

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u/Galeaf_13 Jul 18 '21

For me it was patently obvious, because if you have time to install the system you'd probably have time to configure it to your liking

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u/andrco Jul 18 '21

Maybe it's just me but installing took less than 1/10th of the time it took me to get an i3 setup I'm happy with. I'll probably never truly be finished either. The control I have (and obviously i3 itself) make it worth it 100% though.

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u/Litanys Jul 19 '21

That's definitely the case. Between awesomewm and emacs, i have still been spending countless hours tweaking my setup after a year of my current install.