What Is Your Favorite Desktop Environment?

[Victor Leigh]

I use Puppy Linux which comes with JWM, Jonathan Window Manager. Pretty neat and comprehensive. I have also tried XFCE when I installed Linux Mint. Since then I found out that I could actually change the Desktop Environment almost on the fly. So I played around with a few like LXDE and KDE. In the end, I still came back to JWM. Mainly because if I want something complicated, I can always just use Windows. I migrated to Linux to get my work done in the fastest possible time.

[DaReaper]

My favorite desktop environment would be KDE although i've tried out different others like GNOME and LXDE, i found that KDE had that elegant feel that added to the overall architecture of your dektop screen and gave it that glossy appearance, Like in OpenSUSE the polished interface was really very good.

LXDE as under Debian has that classic look, which i'd love to see on smaller devices and low performance systems, like especially my Mobile tablet Nokia N900, i have LXDE running.

The Application launcher, notifications and all the icons and buttons were all perfect in KDE.

[Sinister_Diagram]

My favorite desktop environment would be KDE although i've tried out different others like GNOME and LXDE, i found that KDE had that elegant feel that added to the overall architecture of your dektop screen and gave it that glossy appearance

I do agree that KDE is up there when it comes to a beautiful interface right out of the box. Enlighten can be made visually appealing with themes and other tweaks, but if you were to install E17, it is bland and pretty boring. The same goes for LXDE if you are judging it solely on it's appearance and you prefer something that has a lot of color or detail - it is simple and straightforward, though I do find it nice as well. I have used Kubuntu, OpenSUSE, and a few other distros with the KDE environment - I was overwhelmed with how gorgeous it looked without doing anything to it!

[DaReaper]

I do agree that KDE is up there when it comes to a beautiful interface right out of the box. Enlighten can be made visually appealing with themes and other tweaks, but if you were to install E17, it is bland and pretty boring. The same goes for LXDE if you are judging it solely on it's appearance and you prefer something that has a lot of color or detail - it is simple and straightforward, though I do find it nice as well. I have used Kubuntu, OpenSUSE, and a few other distros with the KDE environment - I was overwhelmed with how gorgeous it looked without doing anything to it!

Indeed, after all KDE was awarded with the Best Desktop Environment of the Year 2012. Especially it's KDE 4.7 what inspired the Linux tech journals the most. Apart from appearance i've read that users felt most comfortable with the interface and well integrated applications.

I really loved how most of the applications blended so well with the notification system and the task bar. I wonder if businesses will try to adopt KDE based linux OS's.

[berks]

I am yet to find a real preference for any one DE, I have used Xfce, KDE and GNOME. I really like aspects of each but mainly use the CLI as I only have Linux on my server at the moment. I might install KDE on the server since it is light weight and I like the idea of having a GUI at times.

[Smokey]

I prefer XFCE so my flavor of choice is Xubuntu. It runs well on my netbook and my desktop alike.

[1950tree]

Have you guys tried Chakra
For me it is the best KDE distro
I have been using it for a year and have had no problem

[brittanyhardy]

used LXDE under the Lubuntu distribution and I enjoyed that desktop environment a lot.

[ValerieAnne]

I have only ever used KDE and Gnome. Out of the two of those I preferred Gnome.

[linbgs]

Kubuntu is the best and most user friendly.
I don't think any others compare.