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KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance
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this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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Out of the box, KDE is superior for Mouse+Keyboard.
Gnome is superior for Touchpad+Keyboard.
And Gnome requires you to adjust to its way of doing things, KDE lets you adjust it to yours.
But if you "get" Gnome and are on a laptop without a mouse attached, it's a joy to use.
The idea behind Gnome is to have everything maximized, use virtual desktops for multitasking, and switch between them using touch gestures or cursor keys in the overview.
If you find yourself installing more than 3 extensions, especially major changes like Dash-To-Panel, just stop and use KDE instead. I firmly believe most people saying "Gnome sucks" just want a classical desktop metaphor. Which Gnome sucks at.
LOL! that's me 😅
Honestly, Gnome is okay depending on the context. I think it's wonderful on my 1st gen Surface Pro tablet. Whereas KDE sucks.
But yeah, most people are used to the classical desktop metaphorthat looks like every desktop since Win 95. I even changed the look and feel of my KDE with a tiled app launcher to make it work like. Win10 because I love the ergonomics.
Coming from a Mac maybe people would be more at ease with Gnome though.