I use a wm but I also use bits and pieces from LXDE, specifically pcmanfm and lxpolkit.
The file managers on every other DE force you install massive amounts of GNOME or KDE bloat even if you only wanted one component.
Pretty much this. You either way go all the way or go home. Why'd I need this shit at all if I can just run plain OpenBox or whatever this LX-crap runs against these days.
You have no idea what you're talking about, my boy.
Nobody uses GTK2 anymore. The WebKit implementation alone will give you a fricking virus, literally.
I use it on my Raspberry Pi 4
It is very snappy. It is great. It is better than the standard desktop environment shipped with Raspberry Pi. It's also because it uses QT instead of the crappy GTK. People should realize that it's pretty good actually.
today i actually just installed lubuntu on a dell latitude e6530 (intel core i7 + 8gb ram) i picked up from my local marketplace for $40 (charger included). runs ~600mb ram idle. less customizable than xfce or gnome but it looks good. dont use lxde it might be a little lighter but support for it dropped completely. and if you want something lighter than lxqt, then you might as well install puppy Linux or antiX.
I like how light xfce is but hate the fat gnome buttons/borders in a lot of gtk programs. Will using a QT desktop environment minimize that or should I just stick to xfce?
You can disable CSD with some option but it has a weird non-obvious name and can be hard to find, cant do that with libadwaita though. So yes, you should switch to qt.
too little too late.
nowadays unless the hardware really sucks, you're better off sticking KDE on there if you want a QT desktop.
Overall I'd recommend just throwing MATE on there tho.
Whats the point of MATE and XFCE, gtk is a gnome slave and they don't care about rest of the lightweights
You want lightweight? LXDE is lighter
You want features and relatively lightweight? XFCE is better
LXQT has no place in the hierarchy
QT will never feel snappy
Most people that want a DE this light just use a WM.
I use a wm but I also use bits and pieces from LXDE, specifically pcmanfm and lxpolkit.
The file managers on every other DE force you install massive amounts of GNOME or KDE bloat even if you only wanted one component.
Pretty much this. You either way go all the way or go home. Why'd I need this shit at all if I can just run plain OpenBox or whatever this LX-crap runs against these days.
Qt isn't lightweight at all, I don't know why LXQt exists, people wanting a lightweight DE aren't gonna switch away from GTK2-based LXDE.
gtk2 is deprecated and qt is in fact lightweight. check for yourself, it's lighter than xfce and will get even lighter with Wayland+qt6 port.
You have no idea what you're talking about, my boy.
Nobody uses GTK2 anymore. The WebKit implementation alone will give you a fricking virus, literally.
I use it on my Raspberry Pi 4
It is very snappy. It is great. It is better than the standard desktop environment shipped with Raspberry Pi. It's also because it uses QT instead of the crappy GTK. People should realize that it's pretty good actually.
today i actually just installed lubuntu on a dell latitude e6530 (intel core i7 + 8gb ram) i picked up from my local marketplace for $40 (charger included). runs ~600mb ram idle. less customizable than xfce or gnome but it looks good. dont use lxde it might be a little lighter but support for it dropped completely. and if you want something lighter than lxqt, then you might as well install puppy Linux or antiX.
I like how light xfce is but hate the fat gnome buttons/borders in a lot of gtk programs. Will using a QT desktop environment minimize that or should I just stick to xfce?
just use a theme brah
I already do, and the gtk programs (nicotine+, thunderbird) render as giant fugly touchscreen garbage next to the slimmer banners of normal xfce.
I will give it a shot.
You can disable CSD with some option but it has a weird non-obvious name and can be hard to find, cant do that with libadwaita though. So yes, you should switch to qt.
Whats the point of MATE and XFCE, gtk is a gnome slave and they don't care about rest of the lightweights
>I like how light xfce is
its really not anymore though, thanks gtk3
just use xfce 4.12 if you don't want gtk3
Im not on debian, so I dont use old software
neither am I
you can find xfce 4.12 on the AUR
even on gtk2 it used more RAM than GNOME.
I have proof somewhere in my archives
>the fat gnome buttons/borders in a lot of gtk programs
>Will using a QT desktop environment minimize that
Qt/KDE prefers SSD over CSD, yes
it's because it's gay and clearly targets poorgays
have you tried it?
qt has a shit licence
GPL/LGPL/Commercial at least you have the choice.
too little too late.
nowadays unless the hardware really sucks, you're better off sticking KDE on there if you want a QT desktop.
Overall I'd recommend just throwing MATE on there tho.
I wanted to, but the screen brightness controls didn't work, so I went to xfce.
You want lightweight? LXDE is lighter
You want features and relatively lightweight? XFCE is better
LXQT has no place in the hierarchy
QT will never feel snappy
There is 0 reason for lightweight DE to look like shit, absolutely 0 reason.