Hi all, I want to hear your opinion on security of GNOME and KDE Plasma. I see the current recommendation on https://www.privacyguides.org/en/os/linux-overview/#permission-controls and https://privsec.dev/posts/linux/choosing-your-desktop-linux-distribution/ highlights GNOME as the more secure opt…

[image] anon63378630: disable search, every keystroke gets sent to dozens of programs What exactly does this mean? Doesn’t the search feature work only to search for AppStream metadata?

That thing about the actual size of codebases sounds reasonable. I remember reading that Mutter and Kwin had a similarly sized codebase (although I can’t remember where I read this). The corp aspect is hopefully changing with SteamOS, and Fedora KDE now has the same status as the GNOME edition. Alt…

Which DE do you personally recommend for security (and privacy if relevant) if you don’t mind?

Your question might be off topic, but I think this video would imply the answer would be Fedora.

[image] anon63378630: disable thumbnails, it parses all files and has been exploited before Is this about the Gnome Sushi? Warning: Gnome file manager (Nautilus) can make remote requests when previewing files I’m not sure how SecureBlue handles this but happy to see that Brace takes care of …

[image] Cyber-Typhoon: Gnome Sushi? the one click file previewer? that should also be disabled. [image] anonfox: DE do you personally recommend Fedora with GNOME [image] username0990: search feature The search feature in the GNOME overview directly runs dozens of programs such…

[image] anon63378630: Fedora with GNOME How much better is GNOME than KDE in comparison? I guess a lot of GNOME advantages go away if a user “has to” use a 3rd party extension. I’ve used default GNOME before but not many people can. I really wish COSMIC launches off as soon as possible.

How is it off-topic? We’re discussing DE security, and I’d love to hear input from an expert Maybe you misread me as asking about distros? No worries then

[image] Choosing Your Desktop Linux Distribution Not all Linux distributions are created equal. When choosing a Linux distribution, there are several things you need to keep in mind. Release Cycle You should choose a distribution which stays close to the stable upstream software releases…

XFCE and LXQt also secure privileged Wayland protocols. [FEAT] Add XFCE and LXQt images after F42 is live opened 07:45AM - 17 Feb 25 UTC (UTC) [image] RoyalOughtness …

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anon57621611 November 2, 2025, 9:36pm 32

I guess this is not the case any more with KDE Plasma version 6.5.

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