Spent lots of time with Gnome 2.
In Dec 2024 I got hooked in Hyprland on Arch and have a cool rice for it. But I’ve tried KDE on desktop now with Parrot OS since Plasma is popular. Still need to find some cool dot files or rice it myself.
I’ve noticed SwayFX getting lots of love lately. I might use that as an option with Plasma but am afraid of conflicts. I’m excited about it since Linux has now officially replaced windows on my gaming rig, which is the very last MS computer left in my house.
For fun? Niri + Noctalia.
For actually using the computer efficiently? KDE Plasma.
I’ve actually gotten so used to the workflow I think I’m more productive on Niri+Nocalia now (especially on my laptop with a smaller screen). That said, when I’m using programs which assume I’m using a traditional window manager (usually games tbh, but sometimes electron apps as well), I do consider that it may be easier to just give in an use Plasma.