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GNOME

GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) is a desktop environment and graphical user interface (GUI) that runs on Unix-like operating systems. It is composed of free and open-source software and is developed by an international community of volunteers. GNOME provides users wi...

KDE Plasma

KDE Plasma is an open-source desktop environment created by the KDE free software community. It is designed to provide a modern and user-friendly interface for users of Linux, BSD, and other Unix-like operating systems. It consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) for interact...

Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a free, open-source, and highly customizable desktop environment for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It is based on the GNOME 3 desktop environment, but provides an intuitive and attractive user interface with a traditional desktop metaphor. It is designed to b...

MATE

MATE is an open source user interface for computers running the Linux operating system. It is designed to provide a modern and attractive desktop environment that works well on both traditional PCs and mobile devices. It is based on the GNOME desktop environment, and offers a ran...

MATE is a good alternative to XFCE because it is similar to the system resources (works well on computers that are not the fastest / newest) but MATE has a little more intuitive settings for desktop appearance (e.g., move icons in panels, make panels transparent).

JohnFastman

Mate is light on system resources. It may not be as light as XFCE, but it is still good on older computers. Also, Mate's desktop panels are more customizable than in XFCE. Low-rated desktop environment.

JohnFastman

LXDE

LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is an open-source, lightweight and energy efficient desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It is designed to be fast, user friendly, and to require relatively low system resources in order to run. It is base...

LXQt

LXQt is a lightweight, cross-platform desktop environment based on the Qt framework. It is intended to be a merger of the LXDE and Razor-qt projects, offering users a more modern and responsive desktop experience. LXQt is designed to be a fast, energy-efficient, and lightweight d...

Budgie

Budgie is an open source desktop environment for Linux, based on the GNOME technologies stack. It is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, and provides a range of tools to help users customize and manage their desktop experience. It includes a panel for quick access to appl...

Enlightenment

Enlightenment is an open-source, cross-platform operating system and utilities suite designed to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly desktop environment. It includes a wide range of applications and features, such as a file manager, web browser, terminal emulator, media pla...

Cairo Shell

Cairo Shell is a powerful, open-source command-line interface (CLI) shell application designed to make it easy to access and manage system resources. It provides users with a powerful set of tools to automate system tasks and manage system configuration. Cairo Shell can be used t...

Lumina Desktop Environment

Lumina Desktop Environment (LDE) is an open source, cross-platform, graphical desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems. It is designed to provide a modern, intuitive user interface, and is optimized for use on a variety of hardware platforms, including desktops, netboo...

CDE (Common Desktop Environment)

CDE (Common Desktop Environment) is a graphical user interface (GUI) developed by the Open Group and based on the Motif toolkit. It was released in 1993 and is the default desktop environment for UnixWare, Solaris, and HP-UX operating systems. It provides a desktop environment fo...

Bluetile

Bluetile is a cross-platform tiling window manager that enables users to arrange windows in a grid-like formation, quickly and easily switching between different layouts and programs. It is designed to be highly customizable, with a wide range of features and options. With Blueti...

Emerge Desktop

Emerge Desktop is an open-source software application for Windows operating systems. It is designed to provide a stable and fast user experience for desktop users. Emerge Desktop is a lightweight alternative to the Windows Shell, providing users with a graphical user interface (G...

Discontinued Emerge Desktop is no longer maintained. The latest version, 6.1.3, released in 2012, and the source code are still available on SourceForge.

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Elokab

Elokab is an open source, free and user-friendly OS and utilities platform developed by Elokab Technologies. It is a combination of Linux-based operating system and desktop environment with a suite of user-friendly and powerful applications. Elokab is designed to make computing e...

EDE

EDE (Enhanced Desktop Environment) is an open source desktop environment for Linux, BSD, and other UNIX-like operating systems. It is designed to provide a lightweight, modern environment that is easy to use and customize. It features a simple and intuitive user interface, custom...

Moksha

Moksha is an open source desktop environment for Linux and Unix operating systems. It is designed to provide users with a lightweight, fast, and beautiful graphical user interface. Moksha is based on Enlightenment 0.17 and is intended to be an easy-to-use and visually appealing e...

Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE)

Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) is an open source, feature-rich desktop environment built from the same codebase as KDE 3.5. It is designed to provide a classic, stable computing experience with modern functionality. It is lightweight, customizable, and easy to use. TDE offers...

UKUI

UKUI is an open-source desktop environment created by the Linux Mint team. It is designed to provide users with a modern and fast desktop environment that is easy to use. UKUI has a number of features that make it stand out from other desktop environments, including its own windo...

Xfce Comments

By julianbrelsford · Jun 2011

Mi experiencia con Xfce no ha sido positiva. No ofreció ahorros notables en el espacio del disco duro o el uso de la memoria, en comparación con Gnome. En dos máquinas eeePC diferentes, descubrí que Xubuntu (la versión Xfce de Ubuntu) no se ejecutaba más rápido que el estándar de Ubuntu. Además, se encontraron problemas que no existían en Gnome: no pude abrir archivos haciendo doble clic en el archivo en un administrador de archivos. Si desea un administrador de ventanas ligero, considere LXDE. Si desea un administrador de ventanas donde todo funciona sin problemas, considere Gnome.

By elmodos · Jul 2013

El administrador de ventanas y el entorno de escritorio no son lo mismo. WM puede ser un DE, pero DE no es solo WM. WM ligero es Openbox, menos rápido son xfwm, metacity, kwm. Este comentario de 2010 es antiguo y está desactualizado. En comparación con el Gnome3 actual, Xfce (así como LXDE) es ligero (uso de memoria, espacio en disco, etc.). También debería ser significativamente más rápido, aunque nunca será tan rápido como el minimalista Openbox o Fluxbox WMs. Abrir archivos haciendo doble clic debería funcionar directamente en Thunar, pero si no te gusta Thunar, puedes usar Nautilus dentro de Xfce. En lo que a mí respecta, Xfce tiene un diseño más elegante y consistente que LXDE.

Xfce Reviews

By JohnFastman · Dec 2016

XFCE es un entorno de escritorio ligero para Linux y BSD. Requiere pocos recursos del sistema y, por lo tanto, se ejecuta más rápido en computadoras más antiguas / lentas que en otros entornos de escritorio, como el plasma KDE. No es tan ligero como el LXDE. XFCE es moderadamente configurable, pero también es un poco más antiguo en apariencia que otros escritorios basados en GTK, incluidos Gnome y Budgie. Sin embargo, es madura, estable y bien soportada. Se puede instalar en cualquier distribución de Linux además de cualquier escritorio que ya esté disponible de forma predeterminada. Sin embargo, XFCE es el entorno de escritorio predeterminado de Xubuntu y Manjaro, entre otros. Le recomendaría que use XFCE si tiene una computadora antigua que tiene problemas para ejecutar KDE Plasma, Budgie, Deepin o Gnome.
Sin embargo, el primo de XFCE, el entorno de escritorio MATE, tiene un diseño y una filosofía similares, a la vez que es un poco más configurable.

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