Desktops and Windows Managers - Part 2 - XFCE
In the world of desktop environments, two projects reign supreme. KDE and Gnome. One gives you everything AND the kitchen sink, the other gives you most everything, but certainly NOT the kitchen sink. But since both of these two desktop environments are well known, extremely popular and have been documented to the point of being ridiculous, we're not going to talk about those in this series. There's more than enough information about both of these out there to help you make an educated decision about them and if they're right for you. Instead, we're going to focus on other desktop environments and window managers that are out there which, which considerably lighter and simpler, may be just what you're after. The first we're going to focus on is XFCE.
XFCE is a light weight desktop environment designed to give you all the benefits of a full graphical desktop experience without all the extras. That's the big thing that stands out about XFCE. On a typical load, XFCE takes four seconds or less to load the entire desktop whereas other window managers may take anywhere from 20 to 35 seconds or more. It's that tiny and light weight mentality that's driven the development of XFCE. It originally started out as a simple window manager, but has grown into a full fledged desktop environment, all while keeping their original tenants of "light and fast", hence the use of a mouse as a mascot.
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