XFCE is like a light weight Gnome-like full windows manager, that runs it all, but is not the ultimate "light". With Gnome getting better on resource usage, I don't know how much better it is. LXDE is the most lightweight on memory and resources that still gives you a desktop ( like IceWM but better, based on OpenBox, but more usable ), I use it heavily on small embedded devices that have 600Mhz CPU with only 256Mb of memory. It get's out of your way, not tieing up almost any resource, but not as usable as XFCE.
I've used both and would recommend both with XFCE being more of a desktop and LXDE for where and when it works. I would not waist any time on others since those two are VERY actively developed and issues can quickly be resolved. That's my 2 cents, hope it helps Joe On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > Your opinion is wanted! After years of using Mandrake/Mandriva's default > of KDE, I've decided it's time to switch to something lighter, something > that uses less memory and processor time just for the desktop. There seem > to be several million window managers out there, each of which claims to be > the best. Which window manager(s) do you prefer, and why? What do you like > about it/them? I use both GUI apps and the command line, but don't need a > cool flashing 3D desktop just to select or switch between apps. A moderate > learning curve would be okay here. Thanks, everybody! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Dec 2 - MythTV > Jan 6 - Git >
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