What Host OS do you run?
- Windows
- MacOS
- Linux
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If Linux, what distribution?
- Ubuntu
- Mint
- Debian
- RHEL
- CentOS
- Fedora
- openSUSE
- Arch
- Gentoo
- Slackware
- Other (please note in comments)
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Please add Kubuntu or other KDE-based Linux systems to the poll.
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I tried @RRPollack . Unfortunately, according to the forum software warning, editing a poll is only allowable during the first five minutes of posting that poll.
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Sorry, I did not include that. Perhaps we can use comments to cover things like this.
I too use KDE, but on Arch Linux – I really like KDE!
Some info on why we can’t edit discourse polls after they start:
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/can-you-change-a-discourse-pol-NyBfPmwfRPGyvKxeC4edbw
Plasma on Debian 
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KDE is a desktop. It is probably available on most major distributions. I prefer KDE (plasma x11) if that helps confuse the issue, Wayland stopped working for me on my old hardware) but have my wife’s account set up to use GNOME. Both are on the same machine. Probably another poll on desktop would be helpful? But then again, I’m not even sure what’s available anymore since I’ve used KDE for so long.
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Agreed: Kubuntu is Ubuntu with the KDE desktop integrated rather than Mac-wannabe (Gnome).
Was this poll just someone’s personal curiosity, or is it intended to influence the direction of future KiCad development?
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I get challenged occasionally, mostly from manager types, who don’t think Linux is a viable option for engineers today. So, I am conducting polls in various communities to get a sense for what people doing real work are using.
So yes, this started as my own personal curiosity, but I think it should be generally useful information for any project to better understand their users.