Most customizable desktop environment?
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Gnome is very functional, it's just meant to function one very specific way.
And please don't theme it.
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KDE if you want to just configure stuff. Gnome if you want to code or manually style stuff.
I used to use gnome and I am heavily into customization. I gave up using gnome as they would constantly change things often for no real reason that whimsy, breaking previously working scripts, extensions and so on so I stopped using it. Its fine if you want to customize the basics like wall paper but I really wouldn't bother for in-depth customization. Not because it isn't possible, but because maintenance of it is a PITA.
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If infinite customization is what you're after you shouldn't use a DE. A WM like i3 och hyprland is much better suited for that
Yeah roll your own everything even greeter is the way forward if you want to customise.
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Doesn't gnome change their APIs all the time between minor versions, so themes and plugins have to be constantly rewritten?
Yes, that too. I should have said want to code stuff...and continue to maintain it...
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What makes Linux appealing to me is the extent of customizability, but I didn't find many answers when looking up with desktop environment is them most customizable. Some say KDE is most customizable than say, Gnome, but doesn't Gnome support CSS customization while KDE doesn't?
Gnome by default isn't customizable, you have to install and turn extensions on, but its as simple as toggling on chrome addons, you goto the extension store and grab what you want, the store could be better usability wise, hate the ui, flathub is like the only usable ui for a store on linux, insane how its all stuck 20 years backwards. (tho I kinda like it lol)
I think gnome just feels good and is the most usable, but thats because I feel the constant need to tinker with plasma, while with gnome I just set my extensions on, tweak them a little maybe once if they have settings and don't think about it again. It only takes a few to get gnome feeling personalized and it just works well. Plasma feels better swapping from windows, but gnome feels more like a different modern os on par with windows/mac but more minimalist.
I wish plasma was slightly less buggy, anytime I mess with a panel I have to clone a backup just in case it tweaks out and I need to delete it.
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Gnome by default isn't customizable, you have to install and turn extensions on, but its as simple as toggling on chrome addons, you goto the extension store and grab what you want, the store could be better usability wise, hate the ui, flathub is like the only usable ui for a store on linux, insane how its all stuck 20 years backwards. (tho I kinda like it lol)
I think gnome just feels good and is the most usable, but thats because I feel the constant need to tinker with plasma, while with gnome I just set my extensions on, tweak them a little maybe once if they have settings and don't think about it again. It only takes a few to get gnome feeling personalized and it just works well. Plasma feels better swapping from windows, but gnome feels more like a different modern os on par with windows/mac but more minimalist.
I wish plasma was slightly less buggy, anytime I mess with a panel I have to clone a backup just in case it tweaks out and I need to delete it.
No added extensions, just default, id go with plasma, with extensions right now daily use Gnome (but without extensions its bland af, it really needs them and I wish it had more)
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Gnome by default isn't customizable, you have to install and turn extensions on, but its as simple as toggling on chrome addons, you goto the extension store and grab what you want, the store could be better usability wise, hate the ui, flathub is like the only usable ui for a store on linux, insane how its all stuck 20 years backwards. (tho I kinda like it lol)
I think gnome just feels good and is the most usable, but thats because I feel the constant need to tinker with plasma, while with gnome I just set my extensions on, tweak them a little maybe once if they have settings and don't think about it again. It only takes a few to get gnome feeling personalized and it just works well. Plasma feels better swapping from windows, but gnome feels more like a different modern os on par with windows/mac but more minimalist.
I wish plasma was slightly less buggy, anytime I mess with a panel I have to clone a backup just in case it tweaks out and I need to delete it.
Hyprland is technically more customizable, id check out the preconfigs, its more annoying to customize but some of those preconfigs have a lot of different options to start off
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If infinite customization is what you're after you shouldn't use a DE. A WM like i3 och hyprland is much better suited for that
Agreed. Using X11/DK as the WM, sxhkd for keybinds, polybar, and bemenu with frequency as an app launcher. 100% keyboard driven.
I used Sway on wayland for a bit but I couldn't deal with the way screen sharing worked.
Sometimes I'll be on Zoom keys and see a co-worker struggling to resize/move windows around and I just want to scream.
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Uhm, XFCE literally looks like Android with a sidebar on my touchscreen-notebook.
Can you make a screenshot?
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Can you make a screenshot?
Well, from my desktop, since i'm currently experimenting with niri/wayland on laptopm
.Theme: Adapta, icons: papirus, font: Roboto medium, title-bar transparency set to 70%
Left panel:
- window buttons
- separator
- desktop switcher
top panel:
- separator
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- transparent
- clock
- separator
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- transparent, expand
- whisker menu
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- button: only title, set to spaces
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- mode: symbol grid on laptop, lost view on desktop
- separator; transparent, expand
- status tray extension
- battery plugin (laptop)
- pulse audio module
right panel
- network monitor
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- display: bars
- systemload plugin
- sensor module
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- set to numbers
Disable info popups on laptop, since they don't get away on touchscreen-touch.
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Agreed, but use sway instead of i3 for Wayland support.
The reason I mentioned i3 and hyprland was specifically to give an XOrg and Wayland alternative. Personally I think hyprland is a way better system than sway
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