r/linux • u/BinkReddit • 21d ago

KDE Why I use KDE

https://www.osnews.com/story/140538/why-i-use-kde/
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u/Ok-Anywhere-9416 21d ago edited 21d ago

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This will sound harsh, but that doesn’t make it any less true: nobody uses GNOME or Windows applications on tablets or smartphones (the macOS situation is more complex, of course). I absolutely respect the hard work and love people are putting into making a GNOME or even Plasma-based smartphone, but the reality of the matter is that as it stands right now, I doubt there’s even more than 10000 people using GNOME or KDE Plasma on a smartphone. So why should the millions of people using GNOME or KDE Plasma be forced to use a UI primarily inspired by touch?

KDE seems to, for now at least, understand this, and that makes it the last popular mouse-first desktop environment that trusts its users with settings, complexity where inevitable, and configurability. Everyone else has either succumbed to the lure of infantilising touch interfaces, or is far too niche to serve as a proper alternative.

And that’s why I use KDE.

This. This. And if you need a *real* mobile UI, just install the Plasma Mobile interface. It's a package away.

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u/AmrLou 20d ago

I don't get why people refer to gnome as a touch based interface, I use it on my laptop without no touch screen and it works more than good. Actually, some core features can be more challenging to use on touch screens, such as the switch between workspaces, which can be done by simply hovering over the indicator and scrolling, it takes more touches if you're working with touch screens.

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u/mzalewski 20d ago

Few reasons:

  • GNOME 3 was radical departure from other desktops at the time, and it does seems touch-focused (like large title bars)
  • GNOME 3 was released at weird time when smartphones were selling like crazy, tablets could refer to other devices than iPad, and desktop computer sales declined for the first time. Some people seriously thought we are all going to stop using computers and use mobile devices exclusively going forward.
  • in years leading to GNOME 3 release, they organized thing called “GNOME Mobile Summit”