I really do feel like XFCE on x11 is the logical choice, it "just works" and every app runs well
Also try LXDE and LXQT if you would like a 'lighter KDE' vibe instead of the 'lighter gnome 2' vibe of XFCE.
I'm a longtime fan of XFCE. I try all sorts of DEs from time to time on spare computers, but I reliably come back to XFCE, which is really just a fairly low-resource, stable embodiment of the classic GNOME feel.
I'm genuinely wondering why everybody hates modern GNOME.
Been happy with XFCE for many years now. I switched to it, when they scrapped Gnome 2. I don't care much about looks, though. It never distracts from what I actually want to work on, has all the functionality I need and more, and never gets in my way.
"Ugly" is a subjective opinion, it's extremely modular. The window decorations can be themed to look like anything, really. Get a modern set of icons like papirus or numix and it looks totally different.
I also use compiz with it, which makes it way less resource friendly, but it behaves like any modern OS.
Xfce was once impressively lightweight, and last time I checked was still less demanding than GNOME and Plasma. I used it for years, until Gtk 3 brought changes that I couldn't stand.
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kumi@feddit.online · 12 pts · 251d
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DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 251d
Been happy with XFCE for many years now. I switched to it, when they scrapped Gnome 2. I don't care much about looks, though. It never distracts from what I actually want to work on, has all the functionality I need and more, and never gets in my way.
Yeah, I'll keep it.
FishFace@piefed.social · 7 pts · 251d
I used XFCE in 2009 when I had an underpowered netbook. It was ugly then though, and as far as I know it's still ugly today.
kumi@feddit.online · 7 pts · 251d
Yo momma still ugly today, FishFace.
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org · 2 pts · 251d
"Ugly" is a subjective opinion, it's extremely modular. The window decorations can be themed to look like anything, really. Get a modern set of icons like papirus or numix and it looks totally different.
I also use compiz with it, which makes it way less resource friendly, but it behaves like any modern OS.
FishFace@piefed.social · 2 pts · 250d
I mean nowadays I need features from this decade like mixed dpi so Xorg isn't an option anyway.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 251d
XFCE is fantastic for "I need a quick and dirty GUI for this server". Absolutely fantastic.
I know it can be made "pretty", but I don't have the patience for that.
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 251d
I just can’t get xfce to look right with my monitor resolution
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org · 1 pts · 251d
In what way does the resolution matter?
racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 251d
What's the resolution of your monitor?
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 251d
2160x1350
Johnnyvibrant@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 251d
In an ideal world where corporations kept all their laptops which windows 11 forced upgrade breaks, XFCE would be a great solution.
Simple enough to lock down and easy enough for most users to understand without too much training.
This aint an ideal world though.
who@feddit.org · 1 pts · 251d
Xfce was once impressively lightweight, and last time I checked was still less demanding than GNOME and Plasma. I used it for years, until Gtk 3 brought changes that I couldn't stand.
I kind of miss Thunar.
Arrhenius@lemmy.world · -10 pts · 251d