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KDE fanboy thinking of switching to Xfce

  • 08-05-2010 9:57am
    #1
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,

    The first time I used linux it was Red Hat and Kde and I just fell in love with it. The functionality, the look, the feel. It was amazing!

    KDE 4 does not make me feel like that. It feels like my girlfriend went on holiday, and came back fat and ugly.

    So I need(kind of want to) do a new installation on my laptop, and I am considering trying Xfce.

    Does anyone else use it? Has anyone else made the switch from KDE?

    Anyone any thoughts?


Comments

  • #2
    loldog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 634 ✭✭✭loldog


    What distro are you using?

    If you're using Ubuntu, if you want to try out xfce, just do
    sudo aptitude install xfce4

    Log out, select session, Xfce and log in.

    Probably the same for all Debian based distros.

    .


  • #3
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Im on Ubuntu right now but will be doing a fresh install of Debian 5.

    Thanks for the tip.


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If you want lightweight
    LXDE


    add Lubuntu Desktop environment if ye want to go the whole hog and have some light apps too


  • #5
    Mycroft H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,313 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    If you want lightweight
    LXDE


    add Lubuntu Desktop environment if ye want to go the whole hog and have some light apps too

    Pffffft... openbox is even lighter

    Open box and debian = the new crunchbang :)

    uses about 100mb of ram on startup


  • #6
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    If you want to see how KDE4 SHOULD be done then try PCLinuxOS KDE 2010.1

    The other lightweight DEs are also available

    http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/


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  • #7
    syklops
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,966 ✭✭✭✭syklops


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    If you want to see how KDE4 SHOULD be done then try PCLinuxOS KDE 2010.1

    The other lightweight DEs are also available

    http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/pclinuxos/live-cd/english/preview/

    I have given up on KDE4. I like the look of Xfce so I am going to try that out.


  • #8
    Sheeps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,763 ✭✭✭Sheeps


    enlightenment owns


  • #9
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,738 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I ditched KDE once v4 installed itself with one of the releases of Kubuntu. I went for XFCE because if its lightweight built-in compositor and have never looked back.


  • #10
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    KDE 4.4.3 is a much different animal to KDE 4.3

    I had every intention of ditching KDE based on the earlier release, but the later one is very comfortable ........ if different ..... but no different than using a different DE altogether.


  • #11
    [-0-]
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,981 ✭✭✭[-0-]


    Sheeps wrote: »
    enlightenment owns

    The old version was great, the newer one is rubbish IMO.

    I'm still using fluxbox as it's really light weight and has everything I need.


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