I see a lot of GNOME hate and KDE praise threads (most of them with reason) but also many XFCE users and nowhere to talk about it, so I decided to create this thread.
>Why XFCE?
- it's fuckin stable
- highly customizable: has desktop icons if you want them, doesn't look like a fork of osx/aero if you don't want to
- updates add only useful stuff and don't remove any feature
- can integrate with anything gnome related
- once you get used to the configuration, takes no time to set up
- whisker menu is awesome
- runs on every pc, even super outdated ones
>Why shouldn't I just pick GNOME or KDE?
- gnome Shell was a mistake, gnome devs are a mistake, everyone knows this in 2018
- KDE: too much bloat and gives you too many options you won't ever need, at the same time XFCE can be customized more, also it won't ever be as stable as XFCE. Unlike GNOME is a good alternative to considerate if you want a hassle free and ready to go DE.
>Why not i3 or any tiling WM?
If you're autistic till that point you'd be better off with those. People who need to get work done can't waste their lives configuring i3 and prefer something else.
>Why not just mate or cinnamon?
Because XFCE is an indepented project, based on gtk but not a fork of GNOME.
>Muh tearing
for intel just add:
Option "TearFree" "true"
Nvidia proprietary has a vsync feature. Everywhere else compton gets the job done if tearing occours at all.
>Why shouldn't I use it?
- takes some time to get used to the customization
- less applications/features than the big 2
- stock xfce feels outdated as shit
- good qt software (e.g. kdenlive, kdeconnect) has no integration with xfce, installing it pulls a fuckton of dependencies.
- konqi is cute AF.
Now that every meme is settled, I'd like to use this thread to discuss anything XFCE related: configs, development, issues, wanted features, personal projects to integrate with the best GNU/Loonix DE around.