replied to a while ago:
It has been a long, long time since I used Gnome but back then "minimalistic" would have been the last word used to describe it. Has it changed beyond all recognition to a streamlined, bloat-free joy in the last 15 years? Might give it another spin if so.
replied to:I use Fedora with GNOME. Fedora gives me the latest packages with more stability than something like Arch. I appreciate GNOME's minimalistic approach that stays out of my way. I find the combo very symbiotic, as many Red Hat devs contribute to both projects.