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Debian shipped Xfce for a while as the default (I'm not sure what the latest default is). http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/debian-8-0-switches-xfce-default h

Debian shipped Xfce for a while as the default (I'm not sure what the latest default is). http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/debian-8-0-switches-xfce-default http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/debian-8-0-switches-xfce-... In general, most of the GNOME devs work for Red Hat. Debian is not really that closely associated with GNOME, and a lot of the Debian devs have gotten annoyed by GNOME decisions in the past. I think the latest example was when GNOME started to depend on systemd, some Debian developers were annoyed.

gkop 13y ago
Thanks for the info. I trust Debian to make good decisions about the new init system and the default desktop environment. If they go with Xfce I will not complain (and it'll be a nice boon for Xfce development; potentially a win-win).
- reality_czech 13y ago
  I like Debian as well. I wish they were more popular than "that other distro" that copies their work without contributing much back. I think the move to systemd is a good idea.