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@stefan Gnome is the reason why Ubuntu looks like Mac. KDE looks more like Windows. Cinnamon on Linux Mint looks more like Win10.
@stefan Gnome is the Desktop Environment. Different environments can be used in Linux/Ubuntu. There are mire desktop environmets, like KDE/Plasma or Mate, or the more lightweight like Xfce and such.
@stefan If you're coming from windows I would suggest KDE over gnome. Its more windows like.
@LibertyBeta tbh I don't know what those words mean.
@stefan Both GNOME and KDE are software suites, it's not only "the UI". They are built by different non-profits with a similar goal, creating a streamlined desktop experience. You can get those suites on multiple operating systems (but not Windows or macOS obviously).
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@Exagone313 @stefan Yep. And its even deeper than that with different ui toolkits in GTK and QT, and that's not even getting to wayland vs x11, or they other DEs, or the different theories behind the way their built.
And some people thing webdev is complex.
@stefan Gnome and KDE are both "Desktop Enviroments". Think of them like the ui toolkit that you're using to interact with Linux. Most DEs are made of a shell(menu bar, app launcher, etc) and a window manager(thing that draws windows to screen).
Both Gnome and KDE are the two largest used. There are a lot of options, including window mangers without shells(Hyprland, sway, niri), and just shells(QuickShell, DMS, waybar, swaybar).
The main takeaway is that you have OPTIONS. Watch a video of the different choices and find one that fits your workflow best. For example, I like tiling on my laptop, so I'm using Hyprland, but on my desktop I use KDE.