Drop XFCE and replace it with LXDE.

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Drop XFCE and replace it with LXDE.

Created 9 months ago, edited 9 months ago.
Status changed 8 months ago

Author:

quake0

Status:
Considered

Score:

-5
19 votes

Idea:

Drop XFCE and replace it with LXDE.

Its faster.
Uses less memory.
Looks better.
Easy transparent panels.
Very easy to use.
More stable.
Full screen windows unlike xfce.
Its still the default desktop for peperment.

I think after the crapy release of mint 13 xfce more people would prefer it. I am your average coming from windows guy. I find linux mint 12 lxde easy to use. I can't figure out xfce. I had to leave it default untill I down graded to Mint 12 LXDE.

Comments:

5 months ago	Eucalyptus	I am currently using LM11 (Gnome2 + MintMenu). With all the talks around Gnome3, I get confused, still undecided between Ubuntu 12.10, LM14 Cinnamon and LM14 Mate. Then by a chance distraction, I had to fix an old Pentium4 computer, I installed Lubuntu 12.10 and I love it. It is minimalistic and does NOT have all the annoying modern GUI like excessive 3D effects, Windows maximizing when you move the window, Expo view poping up randomly, etc. These modern effects annoy the crap out of me. So far I like it and I think I am going for LXDE on my main machine.
6 months ago	BBistheKing	What do you mean by full screen? F11 or maximized window covers the panel?
6 months ago	quake0	I still can not get full screen windows in XFCE.
6 months ago	BBistheKing	I am an "average coming from windows guy" and prefer XFCE and have tried both. I agree LXDE is slightly lighter than XFCE, however XFCE is more configurable and just as easy to use. I found LXDE to be little too rudimentary. XFCE has easy transparent panels too and you can also set transparency for mouse in and mouse out. See here: http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-panel/preferences You could always remove XFCE and install LXDE if you prefer it. Demoting.
8 months ago	quake0	Who here that has used both desktops realy likes xfce better. Please give a reasion why. If you have not used both please say so.
9 months ago	quake0	I would love a community version of mint LXDE. Lets try to get the Lubuntu guy to come over to mint.
9 months ago	miami592	I want an LXDE version, but not at the expense of the XFCE version. I've tried XFCE & it's not bad. It's also not LXDE! Has anyone here been involved with a "community edition" before? I would love to aprticipate in an LXDE community edition for Maya but don't know how to go about the process.
9 months ago	quake0	I know where you guys are coming from. XFCE has the bigger market share. I just don't know why it has a bigger market share. I have a feeling most XFCE users simply never use Linux mint LXDE.
9 months ago	Mintification	Hi @quake0 , just letting you know you're not alone - I _only_ use LXDE (although a heavily modified version of it :) However, I agree with @vincentv that because Xfce is more popular than LXDE, it's worthwhile for the developers to make an Xfce edition the higher priority.
9 months ago	joelz	why? this is silly. people should have the option to choose which one they want to use (and they can obviously do that). I believe LM is there to give people many choices so they are free to use the version that suits them. -> demoting.

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Drop XFCE and replace it with LXDE.

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