There are tons to choose from, all with different benefits and features.

it’s possible for you to read more in its nomination threadshere,here, andhere.

It’s simple and elegant, although certainly not for everyone.

Those of you who nominated Cinnamon recalled its roots in GNOME Shell.

That doesn’t mean that Xfce is barebones thoughit’s anything but.

The UI is sharp and modern, looks great, and is overall user friendly.

Several distros even use Xfce as the default, including Xubuntu, Manjaro Linux, Mythbuntu, and more.

Even where it’s not the default, it’s available as an option.

you could read more in its nomination threadshere,here,here, andhere.

KDE uses the Qt framework.

Read morein its nomination thread here.

Unity

Unity is a graphical desktop environment based on GNOME Shell.

Read morein its nomination thread here.

Don’t just take my word for it though, read more in the nomination thread here.

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We understand it’s a bit of a popularity contest.

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