[SOLVED] what is KDE and Gnome?

[aden.anderson2001]

Hello. I'm a windows 10 user and into theming. I basically use things like Rainmeter and themes for UltraUX to customize the looks on my windows. But today i encountered these two...things called KDE and gnome and despite reading like 10 articles about them I still don't understand what they do. I saw a video on YouTube about how to install KDE. In that video the guy simply just made the KDE files bootable using Rufus and booted it on his pc and then installed it like he was installing an OS. I don't get it, is KDE or gnome some kind of an OS separate from windows or some kind of a graphical modification? Like if i do this thing, will i still be able to use my computer normally like seeing the same files and apps I had before the installation?

Please explain this in simple words i don't really understand it in technical terms.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

They run on Linux they are the shell the desktop shell. Like explorer is your desktop shell for windows

You cannot run them on windows you need Linux

 

[aden.anderson2001]

They run on Linux they are the shell the desktop shell. Like explorer is your desktop shell for windows

You cannot run them on windows you need Linux

So it has nothing to do with windows? Are you familiar with any windows visuals overhaul of some sort?

 

[NightHawkRMX]

Would have nothing to do with Windows.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

So it has nothing to do with windows? Are you familiar with any windows visuals overhaul of some sort?

Yes I am familiar with shells and I don’t like them in windows except for the default and for Linux I like KDE the best

 

[aden.anderson2001]

Yes I am familiar with shells and I don’t like them in windows except for the default and for Linux I like KDE the best

Thanks to you I found out what shells are. Yes I didn't know what they were lol. I found like 2 shells which work for windows 10, Cairo and classic shell. But, didn't like them, I guess I'm coming to know why you don't like other shells than windows default. Are there any other alternatives for these kinds of big changes to ui? Also are there any other shells you could recommend other than the two mentioned?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks to you I found out what shells are. Yes I didn't know what they were lol. I found like 2 shells which work for windows 10, Cairo and classic shell. But, didn't like them, I guess I'm coming to know why you don't like other shells than windows default. Are there any other alternatives for these kinds of big changes to ui? Also are there any other shells you could recommend other than the two mentioned?

What parts of the default Windows interface are you looking to "change"?

 

[aden.anderson2001]

What parts of the default Windows interface are you looking to "change"?

Everything almost. The whole windows explorer look, right click menu look, hell maybe even settings app visuals. Anything that cannot be changed using simple softwares like windows blinds and themes and stuff. I want to like customize file explorer in a way that I could hide for example only the forward button but not the back button. But far as I know some themes hide the whole adressbar but they don't give you the option to choose which button you want to hide.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Well you have rain meter and you can always use that and themes