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XFCE vs LXQt – Lightweight Linux Desktop Environments



Comparison of the best lightweight Linux desktop environments. XFCE and LXDE/LXQt amazing environments and in the video, I will cover many of the differences from general appearance, specifications, to toolkits.

XFCE: 1ghz single-core processor, 512MB of ram
LXQt: 1ghz single-core processor, 256MB of ram

On the LXDE blog, they benchmarked XFCE and LXQt as well as a few other desktop environments. Their results showed that on average LXQt will use slightly less ram than XFCE. If you have a system with less than one or two gigabytes of ram these results may be a strong consideration for you. However, it is important to point out that these differences can vary widely depending on the distribution these are installed on.

Toolkits provide the overall system to look and feel. They provide the buttons, toolbars, sliders, and menus when you are using…

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