@thor the point is that i use linux exactly because i don't have to use a shitty ui someone else thought is great. i can customize it the way i want it to be. you can't do that on mac or windows.
i know that's not what most people want, but it's the main reason (aside the free software part) i use it.
the linux-desktop idea always has been a pipe dream. kde plasma is nearly there, you might want to try that(, and something else than mint.). the problem all desktops have is that they are so complicated that you almost can't fix problems. combined with drivers being 90% reverse engineered, because vendors don't give a shit about linux leads to all kind of weird bugs.

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