dxk志豪

Debian first experiences, GNOME complaining 

haven't gotten a replacement laptop yet (because i hate buying things and obsess over everything and then get anxious and,.. yeah) but have Debian 11 installed on an old desktop tower. Seems like a bit more work than the Ubuntu I'm used to (and the install process was definitely less straightforward) but not much difference? Also, tried out GNOME but a lot of the design decisions seemed weird and annoying (sorry GNOME devs if you happen to stumble upon this) like how scrollbars and pop-up info for files overlapped the actual folder view in Nautilus so I couldn't see the details of the bottom-most file, Activities seemed overly flashy and cumbersome, what windows were actually open were hidden by default (and when turned on, not grouped?), and also drag-and-drop from file-roller to Nautilus was broken,.. so I switched back to the XFCE I'm used to. Maybe I'll try Plasma in the future? But it seems like people say things tend to be broken there. After my GNOME experiences, not overly motivated to try anything GNOME-related for the time being...

Not sure what I gain using Debian over Ubuntu (other than a more painful install experience)? But wanted to try something non-Canonical (hah!) and it seems okay for the time being.

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Alex McLean

Debian first experiences, GNOME complaining 

@mrufrufin I recommend Linux mint, for a polished experience, easy install with a more old school gnome interface

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Debian first experiences, GNOME complaining 

@yaxu thx, i'll add that to the list of distros to try. i guess cinnamon and mate are a bit diff than new gnome? i guess i could could try out those DEs on debian too

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Alex McLean

Debian first experiences, GNOME complaining 

@mrufrufin Yes less tablet oriented, I guess

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