I’ve dabbled with Linux over the years, first with Ubuntu in the early 2010s, then Elementary OS when that dropped, and a few years ago I really enjoyed how customizable the gui was with Xubuntu. I was able to make it look just like WIndows 2000 which was really cool.
Which current distro has the best GUI, in your opinion? I find modern Ubuntu to feel a little basic and cheap. I guess I don’t really like modern Gnome. I’m currently using Windows 10 LTSC which is probably the best possible version of Windows, but I’d jump to linux if I could find a distro with a gui that feels at least as polished and feature rich as Windows 10 LTSC.
For me, it’s Fedora + KDE when I need a GUI. I used to be an AwesomeWM guy for a very long time but I needed a proper GUI for my 5 year old. I’ll convert her to i3 or Awesome one day…
If you’re interested - XFCE has many keyboard shortcuts to achieve tiling-like behavior. Might be a good compromise.
I’ll check it out, haven’t used XFCE in about a decade.
Does awesome have a Wayland port? I was debating i3 vs awesome at the very beginning and ended up going with i3. Curious to try out something different.
It does not. I don’t use Wayland honestly so I’m not sure what window manager(s) would be comparable.
No worries :) I hope someone does though :) I think awesome is unique in its philosophy.