Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of five best Linux desktop environments (1)

Comparison of advantages and disadvantages of five best Linux desktop environments (1)

If you are new to Linux, I am sure you have spent a lot of time choosing the desktop environment for your Linux release. You may want to try every desktop environment, but it takes a lot of time. There are many excellent desktop environments. This is why I evaluated five of the best Linux desktop environments and briefly introduced their respective advantages and disadvantages. This article allows you to understand everything you should know when choosing a desktop environment. Let's get started!

Speaking of choosing a Linux desktop environment, there are countless desktop environments to choose from. I have been using Linux for a long time and tried almost all major desktop environments until I found the desktop environment I needed to handle my major work. In the end, you have to stick to a desktop environment so that you can work better.

The following describes five best desktop environments, but there are many external desktop environments. This article will help you select the desired desktop environment in a shorter time. So let's start with the 1st Linux desktop environment. Don't forget to comment on your favorite desktop environment, and comment on the best features of your desktop environment.

1. KDE

I originally wanted to start from the top 5th desktop environments, but I 'd like to introduce you to the top 1st desktop environments first. That's KDE. Although you are not interested in it, KDE has been developed since 1996. It released its first version in 1998. KDE is the easiest desktop environment to customize, which means you can customize all elements in the desktop environment. It is based on modern technologies such as Qt. Many popular Linux distributions provide KDE, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, OpenSUSE, Fedora, kubuntu, PC Linux OS, and many other releases.

KDE is the easiest to customize in all desktop environments. In other desktop environments, you need several plug-ins, window components, and adjustment tools to customize the environment. KDE adds all tools and window components to system settings. With advanced settings manager, you can control everything. Without any third-party tools, you can beautify and adjust the desktop based on your preferences and requirements.

KDE's Plasma 5 is the most advanced desktop environment in history, with many improvements, mainly focusing on starters, menus, and notifications with better visual experience) and ease of use on different devices. Plasma is faster to run, and can even be compatible with old hard parts with low configuration.

Some default applications in the KD environment include: doldolphin file management tools), Konsole terminals), Kate text editing tools), Gwenview image viewing tools), Okular documents, and PDF viewing tools), Digikam photo editing and finishing tools), KMail client software), QuasselIRC client software), K3bDVD burning Program), Krunner starter) and more.

Advantages:

• The most advanced and powerful desktop environment
• Highly customizable
• Novel and elegant appearance
• Compatible with slow/old hardware

Disadvantages:

• Some components such as Kmail are too complex for common users.
• The improvement of Kmail configuration is not easy for new users.

KDEScreen

Plasma 5.0 Screen

KDE 4.2.0 Screen

KDE 4.3.0 Screen

KDE 4.1.0 Screen