Free-Owl716@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoLinux users, what desktop environment do you use?message-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down12
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareLinux users, what desktop environment do you use?Free-Owl716@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareGhost_Seeker69linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoCinnamon usually. LXDE if the machine’s a potato.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoIs LXDE even more lightweight than XFCE? I got a really potato computer that can only run XFCE, Mate and Cinnamon gets performance issues
minus-squareGhost_Seeker69linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoLXDE consumes the least amount of RAM of all major desktops in my experience. It beats even XFCE by a fair amount. Idle CPU usage is mostly the same though.
Cinnamon usually. LXDE if the machine’s a potato.
Is LXDE even more lightweight than XFCE? I got a really potato computer that can only run XFCE, Mate and Cinnamon gets performance issues
LXDE consumes the least amount of RAM of all major desktops in my experience. It beats even XFCE by a fair amount. Idle CPU usage is mostly the same though.