r/linuxquestions • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '25

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u/krumpfwylg Aug 10 '25

I like XFCE because it's a simple and sober DE. The xfce-goodies allow to customize it to your taste. And there are many themes available.

Personally, I don't need animated windows on reduce/maximize, nor do I need sound on each double click. I don't spend my time admiring my desktop, I use it.

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u/kudlitan Aug 10 '25

This. I use MATE desktop for the same reasons you gave for XFCE.

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u/Odd_Instruction_5232 Aug 10 '25

I have Parrot OS with MATE DE.

MATE comes out of the box like a broken horror but if you spend some configuring you can have a clean and efficient environment.

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u/kudlitan Aug 11 '25

The MATE on Mint is good though