A great reason to use a Linux desktop is for the minimalism. Xfce and LXQt are popular lightweight Linux desktops, but how do they differ and which one may be right for you? Xfce is the older of the ...

For users seeking a lightweight yet functional desktop environment for their Linux systems, LXDE and XFCE are two popular choices. Both environments are designed to be resource-efficient, making them ...

Before I began my desktop Linux journey, I feared the command line. Now I'm learning to embrace it as a fast, flexible tool that grants you the power to accomplish exactly what you want to do with ...

Comfortable, nimble, lightweight and happy with hardware from the last 15 years. With these strengths, XFCE has won many users as a desktop mainly under Linux, but also on BSD systems in the 27 years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. This article is more than 5 years old. After several months of ...

Continuing in this series of slide show backgrounds, in this article I will explain the process of creating a set of desktop backgrounds that will transition like a slide-show in XFCE. Note that I am ...