These are the Best Linux Desktop Environments

By admin | February 8, 2022 |

These are the Best Linux Desktop Environments

So you’ve install your shiny new Linux distro – the next step is to brighten it up even more with a Linux desktop environment. Desktop environments can have a big impact on your workflow and the overall aesthetic of your Linux desktop. They’re pretty important in personalising your Linux distro, so we’ve put together a list of our favourite Linux desktop environments for you here.

Gnome: https://www.gnome.org/
Plasma: https://kde.org/plasma-desktop/
elementaryOS: https://elementary.io/
XFCE: https://www.xfce.org/
LXDE: http://www.lxde.org/
LXQT: https://lxqt-project.org/

How to Switch Desktop Environments in Fedora: https://www.maketecheasier.com/switch-desktop-environments-fedora/

Script by John Perkins

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7 Comments

  1. Terry Forsythe on February 8, 2022 at 10:08 pm

    I have used each of the desktop environments covered here. Being a long time Windows user, I really like Cinnamon and use it as my daily driver on Linux Mint. I also have a system with KDE Plasma running on Arch. I like it too, just not as well as Cinnamon. Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) is really beautiful, just a little limited on customization options. I use it on Ubuntu.



  2. tommy morty on February 8, 2022 at 10:17 pm

    Pantheon doesnt looks that similar to Mac OS like othee Custon DE’ like Kodachi’s customized Xfce



  3. Wilson Kwong on February 8, 2022 at 10:26 pm

    KDE Plasma in 2021 is lighter than XFCE, and it’s more complete, in terms of being a desktop environment, and therefore, XFCE is no longer a suggestible DE for being lightweight as of now, unless that’s your own preference.

    Gnome is good, but I feel it’s more suitable for tablets/touch screen laptops.

    Cinnamon is indeed best DE for those coming straight from Windows.



  4. Martin Sauer on February 8, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    I Loved unity but they stopped development
    Now using xfce



  5. R T. on February 8, 2022 at 10:42 pm

    WoW what a voice!
    Soo nice and calm



  6. Jean Corriveau on February 8, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    I’ve used GNOME, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, Pantheon, and xfce. Coming from Windows, Cinnamon is the most comfortable one for me while GNOME is the least. I used GNOME for a couple of months and can’t get comfortable with it.



  7. CoasterMan13 Official on February 8, 2022 at 11:03 pm

    Windows versions as desktop environments:
    Windows XP, Windows Vista: MATE
    Windows 7: Cinnamon
    Windows 8, Windows 10: KDE Plasma