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Whilst some components inherently use more memory than other viable alternatives (gnome-shell's JS runtime), gnome-shell generally has a lot more components and
by eptcyka 4y ago
Whilst some components inherently use more memory than other viable alternatives (gnome-shell's JS runtime), gnome-shell generally has a lot more components and thus features than the more barebones window managers - and this should always be pointed out. Of course, if you are certain you will never need the extra functionality, then don't use Gnome. But generally, I don't think it makes sense to compare plain window managers with desktop environments. I think an interesting comparison would also be looking at quartz, the macOS window manager/desktop environment.
- senko 4y agoYou can use Gnome with other window managers. I was talking specifically about gnome-shell.
- dman 4y agoxfce isnt just a window manager.
- inetknght 4y ago> gnome-shell generally has a lot more components and thus features than the more barebones window managers My experience with gnome-shell is that it is in fact a huge massive bloat for what it provides. What features does it provide that more barebones window managers don't provide?