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What about Gnome apps then?

What about Gnome apps then?

A couple of weeks ago, we talked about KDE apps. I went through the default stack of programs available in the desktop environment,…

KDE apps – Any good?

KDE apps – Any good?

What is the one big advantage that Linux distributions have over Windows? If you ask me, that would be the fact that distributions…

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Plasma 5.14 – Phasers on stun

Linux is much like the stock market. Moments of happiness broken by crises. Or is the other way around? Never mind. Today shall…

Tag Archives: xfce

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Xfce apps – In the land of Tux, where the shadows lie

16th February 2019 by dedoimedo 9 comments

Last year, I decided to do a thorough analysis of the KDE and Gnome application stacks, separately, to figure out how complete these…

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Xubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish

Best Xfce distro of 2018

5th December 2018 by dedoimedo 20 comments

The current calendar year is slowly converging toward its end. That means one thing! Well, two things. Festivities and liver stress testing for…

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Xfce featured

Best Xfce distro of 2017

23rd December 2017 by dedoimedo 13 comments

One more. After exploring the ups and downs of the Gnome and KDE/Plasma crop of this year, we now focus on what Xfce…

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Manjaro 16.10

Best Xfce distro of 2016

12th December 2016 by dedoimedo 13 comments

Let us continue where we started with the KDE/Plasma nominations. It is time to vector our all-seeing eye toward another desktop environment – Xfce.…

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Back to the Future with Salix OS

1st September 2016 by Bruce Byfield 1 comment

To modern newcomers, Linux means Linux Mint or Ubuntu — a polished desktop with a few advanced details to differentiate it from any…

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Best Xfce distro of 2015

26th December 2015 by dedoimedo 11 comments

The fall of one empire usually signals the rise of another. Five years ago, if you asked a typical Linux desktop user what…

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Best of Xfce 2014, featured

Best Xfce distro of 2014

13th December 2014 by dedoimedo 20 comments

You know the drill. ‘Tis a fun drill. We vote for the best distribution plus its associated desktop environment, of the year. Several…

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Teaser

Best Xfce distro of 2013

11th September 2013 by dedoimedo 26 comments

Until about a year ago, I considered the Xfce desktop to be boring and bland and not that beautiful. I never thought it…

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netrunner

What’s new in KDE 4.10

9th April 2013 by Luis Augusto Fretes 2 comments

KDE’s transition from 3.5.x to 4.x was a traumatic experience for many users, many regressions happen and there’s a general consensus among observers…

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Linux desktop environment showdown

21st December 2012 by dedoimedo 39 comments

Normally, at the end of the year, I do my usual Linux distro showdown. But I have never really done a proper desktop…

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