I want to be excited about Linux, but as a long time Mac user (started in the 90s) I don't feel like there's a desktop environment for me. I've used GNOME and KDE on and off for years with some Cinnamon, elementary/Pantheon, and minimalist WM thrown in for good measure, and none of them cut it. The big DEs are much closer to Windows or mobile operating systems than anything else.

And that doesn't even get into the hardware situation, where the number of laptops with long battery life and everything working without quirks can seemingly be counted on one hand.

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ksec 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You may want to give Omarchy a try. Not exactly Windows or Mac, but last time I checked myself 95 to 99% of my time on computer is spending inside a browser I think a lot of the old Desktop environment habits no longer matter as much.

https://omarchy.org

	▲	cosmic_cheese 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It’s nice, based on the demo video I watched but I’m not spending lots of time in web apps or terminals.

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nullpoint420 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

GNOME with DashToDock and BlurMyShell on Fedora Workstation.

Trust me, it’s macOS enough. I switched from a 16” M2 Max MBP to a HP Elitebook G1A Ultra with Fedora. It’s been a dream.

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dustbunny 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've been happily on cinnamon for years and find it similar to Mac but with way better window tiling out the box.

What's wrong with cinnamon for you?

	▲	cosmic_cheese 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Cinnamon gets a lot right and has some Mac-like aspects, like how the UI in its apps are laid out, but as a whole it's more comparable to Windows with its taskbar, windowing model, no global menubar, and Control-based key shortcuts among other things.