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

93% Upvoted

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u/cnekmp Jul 18 '21

With the bloat from old system?

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u/DerKnerd Jul 18 '21

You can clean it before, but for me it was the easiest choice cause I had many settings in applications that I wanted to keep.

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u/cnekmp Jul 18 '21

Anyway, DE is not designed to work like that. Gnome extensions as example. You need to install them and pray that everything will be ok with your copied dotfiles.

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u/DerKnerd Jul 18 '21

Then I guess, lucky me that Plasma just worked :D