I’m currently writing this on the MATE desktop. I started with linux on the gnome 2 desktop, so it only makes sense. A long time ago I used Xmonad (a tiling window manager) but tiling has less appeal for me now. If I need/want a lightweight solution, I use CWM (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwm_(window_manager), which was originally developed on OpenBSD, but is usually available across different Linux distros and BSD’s.
I’ve tried pretty much every DE/WM under the sun at this point, and would be interested to know what you use and why
I am a great fan of CWM, which I started using because it ships with OpenBSD and is much lighter than Linux Mint’s Cinnamon. It’s installed with a good default configuration and has proved easy to extend. The custom command menu is why I like it so much, as launching programs and accessing files however I wish becomes effortless. Works great with a mouse, too.
yeah I like CWM, especially the groups concept. It’s just such a clean environment as well.