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Use xfce. It is much more responsive than gnome.
by rjh29 3y ago
Use xfce. It is much more responsive than gnome.
- roomey 3y agoThe only problem is, if you use xfce for any length of time it is horrible going back to any other DM. Don't even attempt to use a modern windows install, you end up feeling that it is actually broken!
- lenerdenator 3y agoXfce always felt like Linux to me. Like sure, there are other interfaces, but this is the Linux one. I want an ARM laptop with expandable memory, user-replaceable battery, second SSD bay, and a well-supported GNU/Linux OS that has xfce as the UI - from the factory. That's the dream machine.
- djbusby 3y agoI put Gentoo+Xfce on Lenovo x86. Not sure what to do about touch display and rotate (fancy laptop). I've not tried an ARM laptop but this setup also works on RPi.
- bee_rider 3y agoIMO, better to install yourself. Too much potential for the manufacturer to add adware annoyances in a pre-install. Although, mine is an x86-centric take. There are occasionally issues around getting the right kernel for ARM, right? So maybe it would be helpful there.
- sodality2 3y agoXfce was my favorite until I found i3/sway. Even more responsive, and less mouse required since everything is first and foremost a keyboard shortcut, from workspace switching to resizing and splitting windows.
- Qwertious 3y agoLess mouse is required, but less mouse is permitted. It's just "less mouse". Sometimes I just want to use the mouse. (if you only want keyboard then i3/Sway is great though, obviously)
- sodality2 3y agoTrue, I find resizing and tiling specifically a 3 window screen in a 1/2, 1/4, 1/4 setup to be impossible to figure out - often I just move windows around repeatedly until I give up. If I could drag directly it would definitely make it easier. But that's relatively rare for me.
- TsiCClawOfLight 3y agoSway actually has really good mouse support! Try dragging windows around while holding the $mod key :)
- sodality2 3y agoWOW! I had no idea. That's awesome, thanks for informing me :)
- Gormo 3y agoI have Super+Numpad assigned as window positioning hotkeys in XFCE. First window would be Super+4 to position it on the left half of the screen. Next two would be Super+9 and Super+3 respectively to position each in the upper-right and upper-left corners. Super+5 maximizes.
- Gormo 3y agoXfce is very configurable, and it's fairly trivial to set up tiling-WM-style keyboard shortcuts for window positioning, and get the best of both worlds.
- Gormo 3y agoXFCE's goal is also implement a stable, efficient, and versatile DE that adheres to standard desktop conventions, rather than to import all of the limitations and encumbrances of mobile UIs onto the desktop in the mistaken belief that desktop computing is "dead".
- tristan957 3y agoThe XFCE Terminal uses VTE. This makes no sense.