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[-] Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago

I don’t know about Cinamon as I’ve never used it, but I would never recommand KDE Plasma to a beginner.

It’s way too messy even if it’s really customizable.

Gnome is great, but I also think it’s too different from Windows for a beginner.

[-] Marasenna@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Plasma desktop is totally usable out of the box to a beginner, especially if they come from Windows.

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