We’ve come a long way. An analogue clock in particular seems crazy to me lol

It’d be interesting to see a timeline of different UIs on Linux, from the beginning to now

I’ve never actually done it, because the only extension I use is Blur My Shell, and the dev is so quick at updating that extension that even when I immediately update to a beta release it’s already marked as compatible, but here it is:

gsettings set org.gnome.shell disable-extension-version-validation true

And if you want to revert back to normal and have extensions be validated again:

gsettings reset org.gnome.shell disable-extension-version-validation

I don’t know if there’s a GUI way to do it in one of the extension management platforms, I’ve never really looked

The 2nd. And even then, you can just turn off version checking and extensions generally just work.

It absolutely is. I even tested it with WiFi turned off.

China in general is taking over a lot of Africa. From infrastructure, the financial sector, energy generation, etc.

Gnome like to get things perfect before they make it default. It’s what makes Gnome pretty stable, even if it does mean power users have to type in a command to expose the setting in the meantime.

The wait can be frustrating though.

This isn’t SWAT. Or SEK, since this is Germany.

It’s just the usual armed police.

Allegedly, someone (likely a hater of this dev) reported that this dev was going to kill his partner then himself. Armed police turned up.

Guns aren’t the only thing that can cause bodily harm.

There was no arrest.

Idk why this submission is being downvoted, this is some nice work.

The attention to detail in Libadwaita is pretty great

I disagree with this order. Specifically, I prefer the Sony skin over my current Pixel 7’s skin (which imo while being pretty great overall is missing some basic features that OneUI and SonyUI have had for a long time).

Looking at the article, their only issue with it is that the support is only 4 years, while Google offers 7.

What? Not saying it’s not valid (we all want longer software support!), but wtf does length of software support have to do with rating the UX? They are completely separate things.

Fedora. Installer is a bit rubbish (being replaced soon) but it’s not difficult.

In terms of speed, stability, and being up-to-date it’s been exceptional IMO.

Pop is the only one that really ever makes any reference to windows in its marketing

Gnome is great. I don’t really see how it’s tablet-like. It’s an extremely keyboard-focused desktop.

It’s a great addition. It’s a surprisingly powerful aspect of gnome that nobody, not even Gnome, ever seem to talk about.

They really should place a text file in that folder to explain how it works (and of course exempt it as being used as a template)

Ubuntu, Mint, and to some extent PopOS are pegged as easy Windows/MacOS alternatives, just like ElementaryOS. They’re still popular.

Both are pretty great on Fedora, although Fedora gives Gnome just a tiny bit more attention, and even specifically align Fedora’s release schedule with Gnome’s.

Gnome will likely be a bit more stable, consistent in UX, and have a workflow that’s very different but pretty amazing when it “clicks”. Gnome has a pretty great Adwaita app ecosystem that matches the system theme very well. Features can take a little while to come to Gnome, because the devs are pretty anal about getting things implemented perfectly before they’re added.

Plasma is more powerful and customisable, most parts of the system, and apps in the KDE app ecosystem, have a load of options you could spend hours going through and customising to your heart’s content. Plasma out of the box pretty much operates like you’d expect a Windows PC to work (sans the enshittification of course lol) . Plasma adds features rapidly, and just works out the kinks while in production, so-to-speak.

Both of them are great, albeit very different, which keeps the Linux desktop interesting and varied IMO. I’d try both for a day or two and then make your choice, because it’s highly subjective.

You can, but it always just feels a little janky and missing a couple of Gnome touches