[arch-general] [OT] Favorite/best desktop in archlinux

Lukas Rose lists at lrose.de
Sun Nov 6 22:49:59 UTC 2016



>> On 06 Nov 2016, at 23:15, Bruno Pagani <bruno.pagani at ens-lyon.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Le 06/11/2016 à 23:12, Maykel Franco via arch-general a écrit :
>> 
>> Hi, what the best desktop envieronment for archlinux? Only is the question.
>> 
>> I like very much kde plasma but he used a lot of ram and sometimes it
>> is very heavy. Do you think?
> 
> There is no such thing like “the best DE”. This is a matter of
> taste/desired features, dot. Most people I know running Arch use i3,
> personally I use KDE Plasma. ;)
> 
> Bruno

You have to find out yourself what suits your usage best. I love XFCE for its simplicity, lightweightness and Linux-ish style (category bases menus as typical for Linux, customizable panels with applets etc).

No matter what DE you use, docky is often a nice addition as a program launch menu.


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