Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?message-squaremessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best light desktop env to install in a Linux distro?Crying4625@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square84fedilinkfile-text
I want to revive an old Lenovo laptop with an AMD A6 2.6GHz and 4GB ram, what would be the best option for a DE?
minus-squareAlexx 🐲@mstdn.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·4 months ago@Crying4625 If you don’t mind use Xorg, go with XFCE I personally prefer LXQT, specially since Wayland development is already work in progress
minus-squareM. Orange@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoWayland development is also well under way for Xfce.
minus-squareCrying4625@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI was debating myself between those 2. I like xfce, and they announced recently that they have plans to move to Wayland but maybe I’ll give LXQT a try to see what it is like. Thanks for the answer
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI think XFCE has way more themes etc. Both are extremely themable though.
@Crying4625 If you don’t mind use Xorg, go with XFCE
I personally prefer LXQT, specially since Wayland development is already work in progress
Wayland development is also well under way for Xfce.
I was debating myself between those 2. I like xfce, and they announced recently that they have plans to move to Wayland but maybe I’ll give LXQT a try to see what it is like. Thanks for the answer
I think XFCE has way more themes etc. Both are extremely themable though.