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>KDE — “Buggy trash that breaks constantly”
Exaggerated but has a kernel of truth.
KDE Plasma has historically had bloat and bugs, especially around Plasma 5.0 days. But as of Plasma 5.27 and now Plasma 6, it’s arguably the most stable and feature-rich DE on Linux.
KDE still offers more configurability than anything else, and that extra surface area can lead to occasional bugs—especially on rolling distros like Arch or CachyOS.
If you’re using Wayland, KDE is still not perfect, but rapidly improving.
Verdict: Sounds like someone ran KDE on a bleeding-edge distro, borked it, and rage-quit. KDE today is not buggy trash if you’re even slightly competent.
>Gnome — “Broken by design”
Accurate in intent, wrong in tone.
GNOME’s design intentionally strips away customization. No system tray, no minimize/maximize by default, and a weird workflow (Activities overview, etc.).
It’s not “broken”—it’s opinionated. If you’re aligned with it, GNOME can be slick and productive. But if you’re not, it feels like a prison.
You can hack around it with extensions, but GNOME devs often break those between releases. They don’t really want you customizing it.
Verdict: It’s not “broken,” it’s just designed for someone else’s workflow, and if that’s not you, it feels like garbage.
>Everything else — “Outdated and barely worked on”
Flat-out wrong.
XFCE is old-school, yes, but it’s actively maintained, fast, and rock-solid. Just not flashy.
LXQt, i3, sway, Wayfire, Budgie, Cinnamon, MATE, Enlightenment—all have active devs and real users.
Most of these are stable and lightweight, not “barely worked on.” They’re just not reinventing the wheel every 6 months, which is a good thing.
Verdict: Calling them “barely worked on” is pure cope. They just don’t change constantly like GNOME does.
