YourMomsTrashman

I use Gnome, but I just wanted to say Cinnamon is fantastic (probably my first choice if I weren't on a laptop)

Or Cinnamon! IMO it feels less overwhelming than KDE to people coming from Windows.

The Rotating Food Gifs Collection 1-5

I haven't used inkscape too much as it's always kept crashing on me and feels unorganized, but if you are already used to it I'm sure it's easier to just stick with it.

boxy is awesome, one of those little programs that has a lot more going on than you first expect (as a very casual desktop user)

EAR

Is this doing something similar to Mint's web apps? Great to have as flatpak regardless 👍

I recommend Runcat, its the only extension I have installed aside from blur my shell (:

I do like gnome for how out of the way it stays. It's easy for new users to understand its lack of distractions and start to actually just use software on it. It's got its target audience.

I'm not saying it can't be done better. Cinnamon, my current personal choice, does most of the same things right.

I haven't used KDE much because of graphical issues on my device, but it seems like a nightmare getting workspaces or gestures set up. It seems like the polar opposite of 'distractionless', where you can spend hours learning and/or getting lost in a maze of submenus. I understand that's an appeal to some.

I want to love KDE, and I might retry sometime soon, but as a casual it does make me appreciate what gnome is doing.

Out-of-the-box Cinnamon & Gnome moment

I own a Samsung phone running Android 'UI One'. I'd argue it's more agressively proprietary than something like Windows is.