No problem! That's the beauty of Linux and its plethora of distros, desktop environments, window managers, etc. To each their own.
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I'm pretty sure it's no secret around here what MY favorite is: Kubuntu.
But I want to touch on why.
I earned my stripes in the days of command line only UNIX. I know how to deal with the innards of my OS from a command line--and still do, whenever necessary or when I simply feel like it. Contrary to popular opinion, not ALL *buntu users are window$ converts and/or computer dummies who need easy point and click computing. Some of us just like having a modern, beautiful, graphical environment--with a terminal always open for REAL work, of course. 
No problem! That's the beauty of Linux and its plethora of distros, desktop environments, window managers, etc. To each their own.
I'm curious, though, what it is you dislike about KDE. Perhaps there are features you're unfamiliar with that--if you knew about--would make it more to your liking. Then you could have separate wallpapers per desktop like I do!
But why use Konqueror if you didn't like it?
I don't. *shrug*But it's 100% customizable. You can make it look/act/function however YOU want it to.
No argument there! You're right, there are zillions of options. However, you're not obligated to use all of them. I don't! I pick and choose.
Yeah, I can understand that. It's frustrating when you're trying to just get to work but get caught up in figuring everything out. However, like anything else, once you're familiar with its interface and options, you can set up a new installation very quickly. It's just a matter of knowing what you want and like, and then adjusting things to make them that way.
Again, though, you're not obligated to USE any/all of those choices. Look at a couple of my desktops:
I have *NOTHING* on any of my desktops--no icons, no widgets, no activities, no plasma anything...just nothing. That's how I like it. The apps I use all the time are in my taskbar--which is the size, shape, and location I want.As I often say, the beauty of Linux is its infinite possibilities, so if/when you're ready, give KDE another whirl. In the meantime, stick with whatever you're happy with. Choice. I love it!
Exactly!
Ditto.
Not ditto. I really just don't run into the types of problems you seem to. The last 'hard' thing I can recall having to figure out was when I got my HP dv6000 laptop, and found out about the infamous Broadcom 43xx wireless issue. It took a bit of searching online, and then a bit of command line tweaking to get wireless working, but that was about it. I'm trying to recall which Kubuntu version that was...I'm thinking 6.06, because I bought the laptop at the beginning of 2007. But a later version completely eliminated the need to manually make wireless work.
Yeah, like I've said, places such as Ubuntu Forums think they need to hold hands--they're assuming you're not only a window$ convert, but a hapless dummy, too.
It's been decades since I was in Kindergarten, and I really don't appreciate being censored and filtered, and treated like a child. I stopped going there because I got tired of the restrictions on what was 'okay' to post. They're totally into the "it's for your own good!" philosophy, while I'm into assuming people are intelligent adults who just need some guidance to accomplish what they're trying to do.As I've said before, the only game I play via wine is Roller Coaster Tycoon--and it actually performs BETTER than it did the last time I ran it on a [then brand new] window$ machine. I don't know if wine will ever do what you're after, or if game manufacturers will start making native Linux versions of their software, or what. But I understand that it sucks if you're unable to play, properly, games you really like.
That's ludicrous, to say nothing of rude.
And, to add insult to injury, that school is very likely running THEIR critical apps on *nix servers.There must...should?...be some way within window$ to see the settings, and then transfer those to Linux.
Then you should be running Linux From Scratch, SourceMage or Gentoo Linux!
That's how I learned *nix! And I firmly believe that once you know it at that level, everything else is cake.
Me too, but I no longer find the need to poke around as deep in its innards as you seem to. Maybe my needs have just evolved to a point where everything I need to do is easily done...or...? I don't know.
I personally despise the lack of a close/exit function on Android apps. *I* want to decide when or whether to exit from an app. I frankly don't care about Android's reasoning that this 'feature' is a good thing.
But here's where I'm kind of lost--you SHOULD be able to do whatever you want to do, because this is *nix, not window$ or Mac. In my 28 years of using *nix I simply have never come up against anything I couldn't do. That's kind of the whole point of *nix vs window$, i.e., that it's up to the user to decide for themselves how/what/when/etc. Well, that plus the security and stability of *nix.
I used to be very active in various *nix newsgroups. I still have them in my newsgroup client, but rarely check them any more. But maybe that's a better place for you than forums. Usenet has historically been very free and blunt when it comes to discussions. No silly "oh that's not good for you!" nonsense. Just in-depth discussions from people who know what they're doing.
ALL of these things are doable. Not necessarily the best idea (no swap space? why?!), but certainly doable. Again, it's *nix, which means everything is possible.
I didn't realize it was Ubuntu only. I wonder why, since it's built upon Debian, I wonder if it would work? I'm just curious now. Maybe if and when I get a CB, I'll be able to figure it out!
