Linux Desktops

 

Linux Desktops

Big Boys

GNOME: the modern and intuitive default

KDE Plasma

Mate: legacy GNOME

KDE

Cinnamon: classic GNOME

Pantheon: the divine default of ElementaryOS

Budgie: a subdued desktop

Trinity: legacy KDE

My Old favorites

Windowmaker: the NeXT interface reborn

Enlightenment: a modernized and improved Windowmaker-style desktop

Fluxbox: thinking outside the box

Openbox: improving the usability of the box

TWM: the timeless sample desktop bundled with X11

Fvwm: TWM improved

Light weight

XFCE: delivers a familiar desktop for a fraction of the cost

LXQT and LXDE: familiar desktops for a smaller fraction of the cost

PekWM: a box-style window manager

Joe's Window Manager: another box-style window manager

Ratpoison: don't touch that mouse

Herbstluftwm: Ratpoison for Vim users

Lumina: a desktop developed for PC-BSD

Experimental

   Unix Desktop Environment: a reinvention of the desktop

   Rox: a progressive and modern desktop in its day

   MLVWM: what if the Apple IIe had run Unix?

   Equinox: just the basics

Types Voted for

GNOME24% (1829 votes)

Plasma Desktop (KDE)32% (2426 votes)

Pantheon2% (121 votes)

XFCE12% (888 votes)

Cinnamon11% (864 votes)

Mate5% (384 votes)

Trinity (TDE)0% (15 votes)

Budgie2% (139 votes)

Windowmaker0% (25 votes)

Enlightenment1% (49 votes)

Fluxbox1% (45 votes)

Openbox1% (100 votes)

TWM0% (5 votes)

FVWM0% (15 votes)

Lx{QT,DE}1% (86 votes)

PekWM0% (2 votes)

JWM0% (12 votes)

Ratpoison0% (12 votes)

HerbsluftWM0% (14 votes)

Lumina0% (10 votes)

UDE0% (12 votes)

Rox0% (9 votes)

Equinox0% (5 votes)

Just a TTY and fbdev 1% (55 votes)