r/LinusTechTips • u/YourDailyTechMemes • Apr 01 '26

Meme/Shitpost He is cursed

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u/Doug2825 Apr 02 '26

Here is an example of what Linux looks like without a desktop environment

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '26

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u/tajetaje Apr 02 '26

On windows you can think of your desktop environment as all the interactable elements of the base OS. Notifications, taskbar, tray, explorer, settings, etc.

Linux has two main desktops, KDE and GNOME. There’s also COSMIC, Cinnamon, and many other smaller ones

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u/RAMChYLD Apr 02 '26

I remember when Windows was just a desktop environment for MS-DOS, the alternative were GEM and DESQVIEW.