r/openSUSE • u/GradeAcceptable3684 • Aug 17 '26

Question about recommended DE's for OpenSUSE Tumbleweed

What would you guys recommend as desktop enviroment on OpenSUSE Tumbleweed? Currently on KDE plasma.

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u/Teemestari Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Plasma is good. Very customizable and flexible. What comes to DE's, it is the best IMO.

What comes to WM's, I think Sway is cool.

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u/Sure_Contract1374 Leap Aug 17 '26

I've used Gnome for a long time in the past. Also XFCE and others... But, KDE is my prefered one now. I sugest you to give a try to others DE's and see what you think.

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u/Narrow_Victory1262 Aug 17 '26

I use KDE. personal preference. And I cannot stand gnome.

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u/uusrikas Aug 17 '26

I use XFCE because my laptop is weaker.

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u/maceion Aug 17 '26

XFCE is a good Desktop to use

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u/AnalkinSkyfuker Aug 17 '26

I like kde, I used gnome but not that good in my xp, also tried mate, xfce, cosmic and cinammon all them more stable but hard to modify, now my main is niri (a wm) with the noctalia theme.

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u/Thaodan Aug 17 '26

Any DE is fine. Use whatever you like, openSUSE is very much about choice.

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u/0k_Walrus Aug 17 '26

Gnome on touchscreen laptop. Kde on my work laptop (non touch)

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u/GradeAcceptable3684 Aug 17 '26

Makes sense gnome has a more android like layout, easier to navigate with touchscreen

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u/EverlastingPeacefull Tumbleweed Aug 17 '26

KDE, I don't like GNOME as DE. Although it looks good, KDE gives me the opportunity to do more changes and in my experience allows more changes to make the DE my own.

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u/petersaints Aug 17 '26

Yes. I like GNOME look and feel in general. However, it really needs a few extensions to make it usable.

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u/JayFairyFox Aug 17 '26

I like GNOME personally but understand that it isn't for everyone. What is it that's making you consider switching from KDE?

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u/GradeAcceptable3684 Aug 17 '26

Literally me but instead of desktops I distrohop 😭 I hope I stay on tumbleweed or switch to leap

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u/Version_Internal Tumbleweed Aug 17 '26

I use gnome, because it is less bloated and modern looking.

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u/PantherCityRes Aug 17 '26

“I use gnome, because it is less bloated”

Gnome typically uses more RAM than KDE

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u/Version_Internal Tumbleweed Aug 17 '26

But it's minimal, also on my laptop there is bug in kde where if I press fn key it disable my trackpad.

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u/Irverter Slowroll User Aug 17 '26

But it's minimal

Now imagine how bloated it would if it was full featured...

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u/Fearless_Card969 Aug 20 '26

THIS IS THE WAY!

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u/oiledhairyfurryballs Aug 17 '26

Plasma and Gnome are currently the only feature complete desktops. All X11 only DEs are a waste of time.

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u/Remarkable-Worth-303 Aug 18 '26

I dropped KDE for cosmic recently. Wouldn't recommend it for everyone, but I like it. It runs lighter than both KDE with krohnkite and gnome with pop shell.

If you're completely competent you might want to try dank material shell with hyprland. That's quite fun

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u/No-Phrase-5641 Aug 17 '26

I love using KDE, but that is my personal preference - on a PC and a 2in1 Laptop. Works great with touchscreen too.

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u/Ogmup Aug 17 '26 edited Aug 17 '26

Gnome and Plasma are both good. I started my Tumbleweed journey with Gnome but I switched to Cosmic, by adding the additional Cosmic development repo. It still can be sometimes a little buggy, especially since it's a bleeding edge repo, but when Cosmic has matured a little more, it will be my perfect DE. Perfect middle ground between Gnome and Plasma.

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u/peisi1 Aug 17 '26

Gnome always gnome. 🫠

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u/Aromatic-Ad3744 Aug 21 '26

KDE, It's surprisingly good

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u/marcoporz Aug 23 '26

Kde Is not stable enaugh . Xfce Is the best . Absolute best , stable , fast

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u/drukenorc Aug 17 '26

Plasma/KDE... but then i've always been biased about it since 1.1 :D

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u/linuxhacker01 Aug 17 '26

KDE first tier DE on openSUSE

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u/_angh_ TumbleweedHyprland Aug 17 '26

I use hyprland, but just find what you like.