Linux @lemmy.ml PotatoPotato @lemmy.world 12 mo. ago

Easy way to try out a bunch of different DEs?

I'm planning on moving (back) to Linux from Windows, but I'm not sure which desktop environment I want to use. What's the easiest way to try them all out? Just do a bunch of dnf/apt installs? Is there a distro or project out there that makes this easier?

Looking to try out kde, gnome, budgie, cinnamon, xfce, others

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VMs are a way, but Live USB sticks are better because you will see how it actually runs on your bare metal machine, and if there see any hardware quirks, without comitting to an install
- Ventoy is a godsend in that case. If you have a big enough USB stick, you can just put all distros you wanna try on it
  
  yeah, i also wholeheartedly recommend ventoy
  
  I take any chance I can to drop a Chris Barnett link:
  
  Ventoy
  
  Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
  
  Ventoy
  
  Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
  
  I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
  
  I just upgraded mine to a 512gb flash drive after blowing out a 256gb... maybe I have too many distros

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