Contributing

Which is better LXDE or Xfce?

Which is better LXDE or Xfce?

Xfce offers a higher number of features than LXDE due to the latter being a much younger project. LXDE started in 2006 while Xfce has been around since 1998. Xfce has a significantly larger storage footprint than LXDE. In most of it’s distributions, Xfce demands a more powerful machine to be able to run comfortably.

Is Xfce Qt based?

Historically, most of the applications you use on Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce are Gtk based while most applications you use on KDE are Qt based. But VLC for example is a Qt application, and it works just fine on Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce.

Which is lighter LXDE or LXQt?

LXQt and LXDE are lighter than Xfce, but that’s only one part of the story. LXDE looks more basic compared to Xfce. The primary difference between LXQt and Xfce is that LXQt uses Qt rather than GTK+. If you prefer GTK+, you’re better off using Xfce.

Which is faster mate or Xfce?

Although it misses a few features and its development is slower than Cinnamon’s, MATE runs faster, uses less resources and is more stable than Cinnamon. Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment. It doesn’t support as many features as Cinnamon or MATE, but it’s extremely stable and very light on resource usage.

Is Lxde outdated?

LXDE is still in the Ubuntu repositories and is still being updated. Both will exist for the foreseeable future.

Is XFCE faster than KDE?

XFCE aims to be fast and low on resources, but with lesser customization options as compared to KDE Plasma Desktop. It is simple yet has plenty of features.

Which is better QT or GTK?

I would recommend Qt, because it’s more than GUI, it has nice Python bindings (so does Gtk), and GUI libraries themselves are (subjectively speaking) more pleasant then Gtk. Gtk is on the other hand more common in linux world, so you can probably get more help on the web.

Is XFCE dead?

1 Answer. There hasn’t been a full release of Xfce for a while, but the project is still alive. The git repositories are very active, and a number of projects inside Xfce have had releases since Xfce 4.12: Thunar, the file manager, in October 2018, Ristretto, the picture viewer, in August 2018, etc.

Is lubuntu dead?

Lubuntu 19.04 will be supported for 9 months, until January 2020. Older Lubuntu versions have reached their end of life and are not supported anymore, with the exception of 18.04, which is supported until April 2021, and 18.10, which is supported until July 2019.

Is lubuntu alive?

Lubuntu 20.04 LTS will be supported until April 2023. Our main focus will be on this and future releases. Lubuntu 19.10 will be supported for three months, until July 2020, and Lubuntu 18.04 LTS, the last supported release with LXDE, will be supported until April 2021.

Should I use XFCE or KDE?

KDE Plasma Desktop offers a beautiful yet highly customizable desktop, whereas XFCE provides a clean, minimalistic, and lightweight desktop. KDE Plasma Desktop environment might be a better option for the users moving to Linux from Windows, and XFCE might be a better option for systems low on resources.

Is KDE faster than GNOME?

It’s worth it to try KDE Plasma rather than GNOME. It’s lighter and faster than GNOME by a fair margin, and it’s far more customizable. GNOME is great for your OS X convert who isn’t used to anything being customizable, but KDE is an utter delight for everyone else.