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@stefan Gnome is the reason why Ubuntu looks like Mac. KDE looks more like Windows. Cinnamon on Linux Mint looks more like Win10.
@stefan Gnome is the Desktop Environment. Different environments can be used in Linux/Ubuntu. There are mire desktop environmets, like KDE/Plasma or Mate, or the more lightweight like Xfce and such.
@stefan If you're coming from windows I would suggest KDE over gnome. Its more windows like.
@LibertyBeta tbh I don't know what those words mean.
@stefan Both GNOME and KDE are software suites, it's not only "the UI". They are built by different non-profits with a similar goal, creating a streamlined desktop experience. You can get those suites on multiple operating systems (but not Windows or macOS obviously).
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@stefan Gnome and KDE are both "Desktop Enviroments". Think of them like the ui toolkit that you're using to interact with Linux. Most DEs are made of a shell(menu bar, app launcher, etc) and a window manager(thing that draws windows to screen).
Both Gnome and KDE are the two largest used. There are a lot of options, including window mangers without shells(Hyprland, sway, niri), and just shells(QuickShell, DMS, waybar, swaybar).
The main takeaway is that you have OPTIONS. Watch a video of the different choices and find one that fits your workflow best. For example, I like tiling on my laptop, so I'm using Hyprland, but on my desktop I use KDE.