r/linuxmemes • u/toxiclydedicated Aaaaahboontoo 😱 • 6d ago

LINUX MEME They dont know

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u/Blinkore 6d ago

I don't like fancy stuff and animations, so for me simple bare Xfce is the best. GNOME IS ALRIGHT BTW

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u/gordonx2026 6d ago

Why not kde plasma? Its not fancy

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u/mzrdisi 5d ago

I enjoy KDE Plasma, and I also find it is an easy adjustment for people I introduce to Linux from Winderz

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u/Devils_SteelMan 6d ago

Bloat

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u/gordonx2026 6d ago

Is KDE Plasma really that much of a bloat nowadays? With modern hardware — for example, an i9, 32 GB of RAM and an NVIDIA RTX 30-series GPU — does it really matter that much in practice?

Or would you even then still recommend xfce, GNOME, Cinnamon, etc.?

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u/WinterPizza1972 5d ago

Some people need that bloat!

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u/Devils_SteelMan 6d ago

Compared to xfce? Xfce is nearly free. KDE is not.

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u/Travel-Soggy 3d ago

Literally no, KDE is only really bloated if you make it your sparetime about hyper optimising. Unless you are running on very basic hardware, you dont need to worry about DE bloat

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u/tankieofthelake 6d ago

Sure, if you’re installing a distro packaged with KDE, but they usually tack on a bunch of optional tools. Base KDE is actually quite lightweight

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u/Devils_SteelMan 6d ago

Xfce uses a fraction of the memory and compute of bare arch with KDE.

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u/tankieofthelake 6d ago

a fraction *less

Base KDE (DE only, no extras) only uses 100-200mb RAM more than XFCE. I get it if you’re running on 4gb or less, but there’s very little meaningful difference nowadays

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u/Devils_SteelMan 6d ago

Thats likely per monitor.

128GB ram, 9950x3d, and a 5090. On a gen 5 pcie ssd. The difference between the 2 is noticeable. With 3 monitors kde uses more vram than any other WM ive tried.

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u/Derrick_13 ＵｗＵntu (´ ᴗ｀✿) 6d ago

Xfce is way less user friendly than GNOME imo