XFCE, using it for over 10 years, not planning to change it unless the DE changes radically.

I'd say Gnome, since I'm so used to it that I feel it doesn't get in the way of the things I'm doing.
Because that would be my aim: something that doesn't interfere with the work I am doing.

KDE

There is nothing better than Xfce, if you dont like the desktop, at least Xfce allows you to customize. KDE seems interesting, but the last time i tried it, 10 years ago more or less, it was a bit buggy.

i3
best tiling on X

KDE.

I'm a cog in the machine and use KDE, but xfce is awesome, I would use xfce if I couldn't use KDE.

any computer I need to be stable enough for work/school: KDE

any computer whose primary purpose is for goofing off and gaming: LXQt (and I will spend the entire time configuring LXQt instead of gaming...)

KDE - I love to tinker and own my DE. 😎

KDE for the desktop and xfce for the laptop

KDE Plasma, I can't go back to SDR

If it has to be a DE then I'd go with XFCE, otherwise I'd probably go with openbox.

Probably Plasma because it's familiar and you're able to customize it extensively over time.

gnome head all the way!!!

Until my laptop dies or cannot support it, I'm sticking with KDE Plasma. Love how MX configured it (because I'm lazy) and absolutely will keep using it for as long as my laptop survived or can hold it.

Might try other ones in VMs (like ratpoison) in the future for other machines I might set up in the future, but for now KDE Plasma is my go-to that I'll probably be using for a long time.

Switched from i3 to sway to hyland. I like the virtual desktop setup and noiseless facing interaction.

Gnome for me. I like it

Xfce, ol' reliable.

I'm happy with Linux Mint so far (2 mos in)

Plasma for the last decade. Then probably XFCE, then Cinnamon.

I try Gnome every year or so, but every time I get pissed off with it within a few minutes and wipe it off my machine.

LXQT or KDE I just like the QT look and feel.

GNOME is great in general but not for me, it is too much MacOS alike and too limited for my liking.

I've been using Mate ever since Gnome-2 transitioned to Gnome-3 and I didn't like the transition. I like a clean screen with simple menus, Plasma is just way too cluttered for me.

XFCE. It's lightweight, easy to tweak and looks great. I run it on my 6 y.o. potato laptop

LXQT. Why? Because: It is lightweight, consumes little resources, is quite customizable, and has full Ukrainian localization.

Maybe I'll switch to XFCE/MATE, but not if there are a lot of things not translated, or if the translation is worse than even Google Translate.

If it has to be a de, I'd pick gnome. Otherwise it's hyprland.

I thought KDE was the popular choice to be honest. I feel like all the toolp newish OS are using KDE and the top old OS are using Gnome.

LXQt or XFCE if I have to pick a DE. Fluxbox or openbox if I can get away with just a WM. ;)

I don't mind a little "change" every now and then, but still -- "Sway" on my "potatoes" (Orange pi zero 3 and Orange pi 5 max) and "Hyprland" on my x86_64 PC.

I'm in either terminal or browser most of the time, DE is not an issue for me... KDE has an easy battery life optimization feature for laptops, so I guess I'll go KDE

Gnome