Opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. The official release of slackware linux by patrick volkerding is an. When i switched to slackware i just fell into a comfort zone with xfce for years. Xfce panel is a highly configurable taskbar with a rich collection of plugins available for it. Manjaro, arch linux arm, and debian are probably your best bets out of the 5 options considered. Ideas for contributing to the slackdocs wiki slackware. Feel free to take these now, but consider supporting the project with a visit to store. After a few moments, you will be presented with the cool xfce desktop. A brief description of gnome, unity, cinnamon, mate, kde, xfce, lxde.
Switching from kde to xfce lysenders daily log book. That was before i ever use linux exclusively for doing work but now that i have my own computer, i got the first hand experience for linux and kde and finally decided to dump kde for xfce kde responsiveness. The main slackware philosophy is already discussed in the slackware way. Tweaking your choice of linux desktop environment can speed things up a lot.
Very good looking desktops is the primary reason people pick manjaro over the competition. Not sure id ever go back to kde or gnome or xfce now that ive gotten accustomed to i3wm. Hello guys, i am new to slackware and i am loving it thus far. This linux desktop environment is thin and fast with an overall elegance that. Interesting that xfce seems to be an almost default goto when people get fed up elsewhere. Xfce continues to be a great lightweight desktop that doesnt get in your way. You have the option of creating a new user now or loading into the desktop. Which one is a better gui desktop environment in arch. Kde4 has been out for about a year and a half now, and it has come a long way since kde 4.
Stepbystep image and text tutorial to installing slackware linux operating system part 5. See this blog post by ponce for instructions on compiling and installing lxde on slackware. It is packaged with jwm and icewm, or openbox and xfce. I couldnt stand the cartoonish character of older kde and usually went with xfce. When i say xfce, its a good bet you think about a lean, responsive linux desktop environment thats particularly light on system memory usage. Rightclick on the xfce panel and choose add new items. Using slackware if you have configured all of the options correctly, your system should boot now. As expected, it comes with web browsers, office applications, multimedia software, personal communication tools, image management, and more.
Imho it was six years before kde 4 became useable, but even then, i eventually went back to xfce. Discussing the preferences for desktop choice is a. If you enjoyed this video, please click the like button, and share it on your favorite social networking platform facebook, twitter, etc support me on patr. This is an article outlining the differences between what i believe are the two best linux distros around today. I have used various linux desktop environments over the years. Kde in many ways, kde k desktop environment is very similar in appearance to microsoft windows, and windows users will likely feel very much at home when using kde. It not only uses more ram, but also much more graphics intensive processing. I have not yet installed manjaro, im still in the research phase. Why am i getting better performance on kde than when im.
Those lacking a high speed connection can order either the cds or the dvd, with or without a printed book called slackware essentials, from the slackware store. If you havent looked at this great desktop environment lately, you might want to give it another try. I agree, why the hell do we need all this stuff i dont use. Many aspects of the panel and its plugins can be configured easily through graphical dialogs, but also by gtk style properties and hidden xfconf settings. Kde 5 ive tried several times and that just isnt going to happen on any box i own, just for comestic reasons alone. Mate, and unity and you get 41% vs kde s single 35%. Honestly, i dont really see what all the hype is about concerning kde. Thanks to robby for tracking the xfce development closely and making sure everything was just exactly right in the slackware xfce. These xfce versus kde numbers reveal a shocking surprise. The kde desktop is represented by the plasmadesktop package and the xfce desktop by.
Xfce is lightweight, so it should be faster, right. After a few moments your operating system will load. Contributing to the documentation of a project can be a highly rewarding and satisfying task, but many potential contributors are daunted by the prospect of writing documentation. I find the xfce desktop to be more flexible and configurable than kde, and a lot easier to customize. In the spectrum of kde, unity, gnome, xfce and cinnamon on ubuntu in my personal experience i have found xfce runs best on lower ram systems, and kde runs better on highend systems. Slackware does not automatically load into the graphical environment.
Kde has a lighter footprint than most other des these days. So i wanted to start a discussion here and see what you all think. Xfce or xfce is a free and opensource desktop environment for linux and bsd operating systems. It harkens back to the days of gnome 2 for ease and capability to customize the desktop. Xfce also doesnt include the integration like gnome like clicking on the clock to get your calendar and notifications. Xfce vs kde general discussion manjaro linux forum. Xfce is light on memory 150300 mb while kde will occupy almost double the memory or more depending on your settings 200800 mb. The latest releases of kde have really streamlined things and ive gotten it running very stable and smooth no reasonably modest hardware its my go to for my 1ghz atom netbook for example.
The slackware documentation project overview of pages per namespace. Lxde vs xfce vs kde vs gnome, linux vs bsd, vi vs emacs, not to mention the distro wars. I havent looked at what we around here call kde 5 but which the kde developers dont seem to want to hear. I have no use for kde gnome xfce, so all those developers should. The new stable release of slackware contains x11r7. In the spectrum of kde, unity, gnome, xfce and cinnamon on ubuntu in my personal experience i have found xfce runs best on lower ram systems, and kde. The kubuntu team is happy to announce that kubuntu 20. Why am i getting better performance on kde than when im using xfce. Xfce seems like its way too stuck in the past and its missing a lot of the customization and easy of use that i get from kde.
Ive been a kde user ever since i learn linux, from suse to slackware then to opensuse and back to slackware. Both lxde and lxqt aim to provide a lightweight desktop for users who either need it or just prefer it. The first slackware release of 2005, slackware linux 10. Id say kde is actually pretty close to the same amount of requirements that something like windows 10 uses, while mate is more like the requirements of windows xp. In my new book, the linux philosophy for sysadmins, which will be. I have tried kde on other distros, but dont have much experience with xfce. While kde is the most polished in appearance when compared to other linux. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. While coming with a little less features than either kde or gnome, it contains a full range of lightweight applications for most of your needs. The slackware project has announced a new stable release of the worlds oldest surviving linux distribution. Anyway, should the next kde version ever become a part of the slackware distribution first in current, then in the next stable, i guess, then i would certainly try it out, but i would likely be hardpressed to drop xfce for it. Xfce has a very small memory footprint and cpu usage compared to some. If you need to switch between different layouts, installing the xfce panel keyboard plugin might be a more convenient option 1. Some linux desktops offer lots of glamour and neat effects, while others provide a solid be it simpler user experience without making the end user feel like theyre using a desktop from the late 20th century.
Kde plasma voted best desktop environment in linux journal. The next generation episodes, best of both worlds, both arch linux and slackware represent the best of all the os worlds. Just like in windows, users access the kde menu by clicking on the the left side of the panel. I am interested in what wm fellow slackers use and for what reason. Im at the point now where changes in my workflow have made tiling very attractive.