From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-29 03:50, c186282 wrote:   
   > On 12/28/25 21:09, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:10:05 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Can you explain in a few words the difference betwen LXDE and XFCE?   
   >>   
   >> Last I recall, LXDE is one of those lightweight GUIs, XFCE is not.   
   >   
   >    XFCE is still pretty "light". It is a little more   
   >    'integrated', with a little more 'eye candy', than   
   >    LXDE however. If you can't find an LXDE install for   
   >    yer distro then use XFCE as the next-best.   
   >   
   >    Now if you're using something like a PI then   
   >    LXDE or a close mutation IS what you want just   
   >    to save memory/CPU/GPU.   
      
   The KDE folk spent some time (months?) to optimize the memory footprint   
   of KDE, and I think it got lighter than XFCE. So I heard. I can not   
   imagine how displaying a window with round edges and colour gradations   
   and 3D effects can use less memory.   
      
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