matthew - retroedge.tech on Nostr: On my ThinkPad laptop, I removed KDE Plasma and replaced it with XFCE. I had been ...
On my ThinkPad laptop, I removed KDE Plasma and replaced it with XFCE. I had been trying out Plasma for about a month. I can see why people like it, but I don't think it matches my priorities.
Despite knowing about XFCE, I just hadn't used it much up until this month. Right now, I am quite enthused about it. I think XFCE is a great mix between minimal, modular and the helpfulness that can come with a desktop environment.
#Linux #XFCE #ThinkPad
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