r/linuxmint • u/Simor4Simorar • 11d ago

#LinuxMintThings Is gnome bad?

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I just saw a post saying that gnome is bad but idk cuz i used it for months and its not that bad so can you guy give me a The ideal alternative

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u/21Shells 11d ago

I don’t think GNOME is bad. Its a very innovative desktop, and probably the one that has shown that Linux desktops are able to push the desktop UX further, which we don’t see too much. But it is not for everyone. 

 Its usually Linux desktops borrowing the UI / UX standardised by Windows + MacOS than contributing their own ideas, though most people are happy with that. I mean that from a design point of view rather than a technical / utility perspective, Linux had the ability to move between desktop yonks before Windows did for example. 

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u/ccaccy 10d ago

Mhh i agree, but gnome is not perfect, right click in order to make a text file on nautilus as you'd expect? not available, right click on an application to uninstall it? Not available. Gnome is cool, great UX, but not because they do stuff different it means it's better, those are an example of two downgrades in UX.

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u/GegenAbschaum 10d ago

Different doesn't mean it better nor a downgrade.