From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:56:04 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > As I am an openSUSE user, I don't understand the idea of having   
   > different "distributions" with just a different desktop.   
      
   Quite common: my example was Ubuntu, but also Linux Mint does   
   something similar. Maybe this is to make things more attractive to   
   those coming from Windows or Mac, who would not not be so familiar   
   with the concept of package managers and being able to freely change   
   system configurations after initial installation.   
      
   > openSUSE has a bunch of them, and you can install any or all of   
   > them. Each user of the machine can use a different one.   
      
   Same with Debian, and derivatives like Ubuntu basically inherit that.   
      
   > Ok, the install DVD usually comes with KDE and Gnome, while XFCE has   
   > to be downloaded. We had a brawl years ago so that the installer   
   > would not mark any desktop by default, the user had always to   
   > choose. That kept both the KDE and Gnome crowds happy.   
      
   My impression was that KDE was more popular among European users,   
   while GNOME was dominant in North America.   
      
   SUSE, originating in Europe, I think defaulted to KDE for a long   
   while. I guess that’s changed recently ...   
      
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