Remember that just booting up a computer/VM with 4 GB or more of RAM is not really a good test of how light and performant a DE is. Linux has dynamic RAM usage based on how much total RAM capacity there is in the system. If it sees a lot of RAM, it's going to try to actually, you know, use it. If it doesn't see a lot of RAM though, then it will start scaling things back. By applying actual memory pressure, we can see how the DE handles such. And in that regard, I'd imagine that XFCE is going to win over KDE still. Another factor is how heavy on a weak CPU a DE will be. But that's harder to test for.
Even so, KDE is still very good and it's what I use for my big boy workstation. If you have the extra horsepower to really let KDE fly, why not use it, I say. Every DE is some kind of exchange between performance and convenience. KDE, in my mind, is at the max end of the convenience side.
Even so, KDE is still very good and it's what I use for my big boy workstation. If you have the extra horsepower to really let KDE fly, why not use it, I say. Every DE is some kind of exchange between performance and convenience. KDE, in my mind, is at the max end of the convenience side.
Statistics: Posted by Arnox — Tue Jul 02, 2024 8:58 am