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minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 days agoKDE is premier for a modern system, but I have a handful of low-power devices where XFCE or LXQt are a lot more useful despite disliking their interfaces. XFCE is great for mid-range old devices, and LXQt is great for dogshit old devices.
minus-squaresupermarkus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·2 days ago XFCE is great for mid-range old devices, and LXQt is great for dogshit old devices. What’s this device in your scale from old doghit to old mid-range? Runs a full Plasma session just fine. The problem isn’t the desktop, it’s the web browsers, especially Firefox. Falkon runs OK.
minus-squareoyenyaaow@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agofirefox eats ram, but steam web process are worse. computer slow? kill steam. idk what browser engine it is but long term steam being open is bad.
KDE is premier for a modern system, but I have a handful of low-power devices where XFCE or LXQt are a lot more useful despite disliking their interfaces.
XFCE is great for mid-range old devices, and LXQt is great for dogshit old devices.
What’s this device in your scale from old doghit to old mid-range?
Runs a full Plasma session just fine. The problem isn’t the desktop, it’s the web browsers, especially Firefox. Falkon runs OK.
firefox eats ram, but steam web process are worse. computer slow? kill steam. idk what browser engine it is but long term steam being open is bad.