I fell in love with linux just a couple of months ago. I was a hardcore Windows user ever since Windows 95. I have seemed to settle on Unity as my favorite desktop. It fits my needs the most as it maximizes my vertical pixels and the side bar is enough to provide ample space for most of my software. Which desktop environment do you use and why?
I'll vote Xfce for my netbook, although GNOME, KDE, and Unity are also used in my virtual machines. Do note that there should be an "Other" option: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_desktop_environments
Sometimes I use Puppy Linux, no installation required, but it is no replacement for Windows. Sorry I misunderstood, it is desktop environment, therefore my post is irrelevant.
I use Unity. I think it offers an efficient and usuable experience out of the box. With tweaking XFCE is also sufficient for my needs.
my favorite is still gnome 2.32 desktop environment or 2.28 of redhat 6 clones but after that i like cinnamon very much i give unity/xfce same score then kde because i am not kde fan but last which i dislike the most is gnome 3.x.x it make me feel like changing a hot wife stable happy relationship for some weirdo chic
Found xfce and never gone back. Also, long time user of Mint, after some time with Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, and Puppy. -cheers, feandur
Just switched from Unity to MATE. I have to say I miss that extra real estate. I wish there was a nice way to force program options into the tray like Unity does it.