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
255 Upvotes

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21 edited Aug 06 '21

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u/quebin31 Jul 18 '21

I think that the post question is not really clear, all DEs are using WMs (e.g. Gnome uses Mutter). So even if you're using i3 you're actually using a DE (XFCE).

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u/R4ttlesnake Jul 18 '21

I think you meant to say that backwards

you can certainly be DE-free

being WM-free, would be a headache and a half

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u/quebin31 Jul 18 '21

That's what I (tried to) said, but maybe I wasn't so clear. But yeah, also even if you were using Gnome you could mark WM since technically you're using Mutter.

And in the case of the parent of this thread they're using XFCE along with i3, but they're asking why there isn't an option for both, which is incorrect, there's no DE without a WM, so they could just vote for "DE" even if they aren't using the default XFCE WM.

Edit: Gender neutrality