Thanks for the thoughtful answer Steve.
I usually use XFCE or LXQT anyway. I used KDE on manjaro many (20+) years back and it was clunky then. Of course the metal was a whole lot less capable than today.
73,
Charles


On Wednesday, July 10th, 2024 at 9:42 AM, Steve Litt <slitt@???> wrote:

>
>
> ashigaru53--- via Dng said on Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:12:54 -0400
>
> > Hey All,
> > I seem to remember someone commenting on not using KDE.
> > The particular reason escapes me but could someone comment on what the
> > problem with KDE is? Too many apps? Not secure? TIA,
> > Charles
>
>
> Hi Charles,
>
> In 2013 I kicked all KDE applications and libraries off my computer for
> exactly the same reason as I don't use systemd: Overcomplexification.
> Many parts glued tightly together using thick interfaces, including
> dbus. Also, it's got so much stuff interacting with each other that
> it's a resource hog, and if your computer is at all flaky, KDE will
> make it flake much more often. Imagine you've opened Chromium tabs for
> Javacript piggy sites Buick.Com, Ford.Com, Chevy.Com, Jeep.Com and
> Dodge.Com. In the best of situations your computer will be slow and
> maybe glitchy. Now throw in the KDE resource hog, and watch your
> problems multiply.
>
> Another thing. With KDE, in for a penny, in for a pound. Let's say you
> want the excellent k3b DVD burning software. The minute you install it,
> you also pull in all the major KDE libraries.
>
> My computer has 6 cores with 12 threads, 64GB RAM, and a very fast 1TB
> NVMe drive. This computer could handle KDE without problem, yet I still
> use OpenBox. With Openbox everything happens absolutely
> instantaneously. With something piggier like KDE or Gnome there's maybe
> a 1/10 second latency. Not a serious problem, but it doesn't feel
> instant.
>
> Sometimes complexity is a good tradeoff for benefits it bestows. I'm
> glad my Jeep's fuel and spark are controlled by computer so that it
> gets gas mileage and smog control unheard of before computerized
> engines. But as far as I'm concerned, KDE doesn't enhance my workflow
> nearly enough to endure the complexity. As a matter of fact, I think my
> workflow is better with Openbox, but that's a discussion for another
> day.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
>
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