Why hackers moved from GNOME to KDE
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I switched from GNOME to KDE around the time 6.0 shipped, and I've been very happy with it.”tapoxi, 2026-06-16original comment ↗
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GNOME vs KDE
| GNOME | KDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 1 | 4 |
| Hackers who criticize | 3 | 1 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 2 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 3 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of GNOME
“Gnome is better but still suffers massively from mainstream features being declared stupid by the maintainers.”SlinkyOnStairs, 2026-04-26original comment ↗
“Gnome rejected my patch”drewg123, 2025-12-07original comment ↗
Praise for KDE
“After that I changed to KDE 3 which was a major milestone at the time.”sgt, 2026-04-15original comment ↗
“I love KDE <3”wolvoleo, 2026-04-09original comment ↗
“I moved from ctwm to kde because they accepted a patch that allowed me to maintain some modifier/mouse shortcuts I had configured in twm.”drewg123, 2025-12-07original comment ↗