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    Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome

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    • scottalanmiller
      scottalanmiller last edited by scottalanmiller

      http://www.datamation.com/open-source/why-xfce-beats-kde-and-gnome-1.html

      Saw this one in the news today and thought that I would share. Rare to see someone taking the time to champion XFCE.

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      • thanksajdotcom
        thanksajdotcom @scottalanmiller last edited by

        @scottalanmiller I have yet to read it but no. Just no. xfce is a lighter environment but Gnome, bang to buck, beats all. Never cared for KDE. I will say, xfce is, again, the most lightweight but the flip side is it's missing a lot of things Gnome and KDE have. I know Ubuntu runs Unity now but was Gnome. Kubuntu is KDE and Xubuntu is xfce. Its logo is a mouse and gears for a reason. It's meant to be practical and light. Not fancy. I'll read the article in a second.

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        • scottalanmiller
          scottalanmiller @thanksajdotcom last edited by

          @ajstringham I don't know, having used all three plus Cinnamon and some others, XFCE comes out dramatically on top of Gnome in my book. Better interface, lighter, more intuitive. I don't know many aspects of Gnome that I would consider on par with it anymore.

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          • scottalanmiller
            scottalanmiller last edited by

            Looking back to this years later since we were discussing this today. XFCE has come a long way, look at it on Korora these days:

            0_1493472908756_korora-xfce-settings.jpg

            0_1493472916642_korora-xfce-apps.jpg

            0_1493472925043_kororacinnamon.png

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            • scottalanmiller
              scottalanmiller last edited by

              Or this one from an older Manjaro release...

              0_1493473049480_manjaro-xfce-090-pre3.jpg

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              • scottalanmiller
                scottalanmiller last edited by

                0_1493473148898_sonar_3_for_xfce_by_p0ngbr-d417v3h.png

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                • matteo nunziati
                  matteo nunziati last edited by

                  Still prefer mate over xfce. But xfce is my home desktop and it is good.

                  Basically nowdays my daughter simply opens chrome. I always poke a lot with shell so any de is ok!

                  I worked on a gnome3 de. It was good but there was too much of win key to go around apps...

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                  • scottalanmiller
                    scottalanmiller @matteo nunziati last edited by

                    @matteo-nunziati anytime that I don't use something heavy, like KDE, Cinnamon or Bungie, I default to XFCE.

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                    • stacksofplates
                      stacksofplates @scottalanmiller last edited by

                      @scottalanmiller said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                      @matteo-nunziati anytime that I don't use something heavy, like KDE, Cinnamon or Bungie, I default to XFCE.

                      I thought you used LXCE. At least that's what the lab was the last time I used it.

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                      • scottalanmiller
                        scottalanmiller @stacksofplates last edited by

                        @stacksofplates said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                        @matteo-nunziati anytime that I don't use something heavy, like KDE, Cinnamon or Bungie, I default to XFCE.

                        I thought you used LXCE. At least that's what the lab was the last time I used it.

                        I did a little bit, mostly for other people, not for me :)

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                        • stacksofplates
                          stacksofplates @scottalanmiller last edited by

                          @scottalanmiller said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                          @stacksofplates said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Datamation: Why XFCE Beats KDE and Gnome:

                          @matteo-nunziati anytime that I don't use something heavy, like KDE, Cinnamon or Bungie, I default to XFCE.

                          I thought you used LXCE. At least that's what the lab was the last time I used it.

                          I did a little bit, mostly for other people, not for me :)

                          Ah ic. Makes sense.

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                          • KOOLER
                            KOOLER Vendor last edited by

                            Xfce on all the systems I use (opensuse, freebsd & netbsd)

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                            • black3dynamite
                              black3dynamite last edited by

                              Solydx is another Xfce distro too.

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