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Don't most distros have access all desktop environments? I'm assuming OP is asking about the default DE.
They should specify that then. Because right now I'd also answer the question with "all distros".
I'm assuming the OP just wants know what GUI we like best, and the distro is irrelevant.
@PureTryOut @howrar Well there are distros that are specifically geared to their default DE like #Elive #linux #RetroWave There's no way any distro can just 'slap that on' as the saying goes.
https://www.elivecd.org/download/retrowave
I... Have never heard of those. I'm sure there are some distros like that, but the majority (and especially the few mainstream ones) just ship and offer all DE's.
@PureTryOut Well, in general installing a different DE on a distro than the default, tends to be a sad experience. There's lots of work under the hood that are geared to make the default DE nice and slick. It's the reason why there are distros like Xubuntu, Kubuntu and what not.
Tbh the various DE's should work just fine out of the box without additional distro work done outside of packaging. That's the case on Arch Linux, Gentoo Linux and Alpine Linux at least, not sure why it would be different on distros like Ubuntu or Fedora.
They do but I wouldn't really install two DEs in say Ubuntu because it leaves you with a bunch of confusing shit. Debian does it a nice way where they don't interfere with each other.