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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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What features would I be losing if I switched to GNOME? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by tester1121@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I don't mean for this to become a KDE vs GNOME post. I'm looking at switching to Fedora (because Arch is a pain), and it seems that GNOME is more supported. I use KDE on Arch. What features would I be losing if I were to switch? (ex: toolbar management, KRunner, etc.)

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[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

The KDE spin is supported just as well. Been using it as my first major attempt at using Linux on my main desktop computer. I did check out the GNOME version briefly, and the main difference is that the GNOME version has an ootb setup experience. What I mean by that is that the ISO installer installs a non-personalized install and you create a new user and whatever at first boot instead. With the KDE spin you have to create a user in the ISO setup assistant.

KDE is a first class citizen on Fedora.