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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I learned to never settle. If you don't like the default workflow of Gnome, try some extensions, or even a different DE. Same with Package Managers. If you don't like the syntax, make an alias. Don't just "deal with it". Windows has brainwashed people into thinking that there is only one way to do a thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This is kinda funny to me because I hadn't realized how terrible the Windows workflow was for me until Gnome 3 came out.

Ever since, while I'll use extensions for stuff like alphabetical app grid and Caffeine, I never do anything that changes the Gnome workflow. It's not for everyone, but it absolutely is for me.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Its why I always find it funny when people complain about changes to the start bar, because surely there isnt a bunch of 3rd party options in existance that change it, and can mimic 7's start bar.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I have heard that shell replacements are often very buggy on Windows.