What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE?
What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop environments?
gnome kde xfce desktop-environments lxde
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What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop environments?
gnome kde xfce desktop-environments lxde
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
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This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
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How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
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The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35
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What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop environments?
gnome kde xfce desktop-environments lxde
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop environments?
gnome kde xfce desktop-environments lxde
gnome kde xfce desktop-environments lxde
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
edited Jan 14 at 8:06
karel
59.6k13129151
59.6k13129151
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
asked Dec 10 '13 at 10:00
K.K.Vinay KumarK.K.Vinay Kumar
62116
62116
1
This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
6
How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
1
The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35
add a comment |
1
This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
6
How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
1
The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35
1
1
This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
6
6
How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
1
1
The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35
The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35
add a comment |
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Wikipedia has a comparison so you can look it up there. And the arch wiki has another too. Just read them through.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:54
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- Unity is a nice 3D desktop environment designed for good performance on recent hardware. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity.
- KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu's default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE. It includes an application launcher (start menu), the desktop and the desktop panel (often referred to simply as the task bar).
- Xfce is a lightweight 2D desktop environment designed for better performance on older hardware.
- LXDE is a minimalistic desktop environment, somewhat like Windows XP in look and feel. It is designed to run on legacy hardware which requires a desktop environment that has minimal system requirements.
For screenshots and information about the comparative system requirements of different desktop environments refer to How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
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Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
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these are all desktop environments, you can still launch the same applications but how you get there and what they look like is a bit different. With some desktop environments you can change the appereance a lot (like KDE) while others will hardly allow you to change anything.
an other big difference is how much resources they will take from your system. If you have problems running Unity (default for Ubuntu) or KDE, XFCE or LXDE might run just fine.
As far as I know there is no connection between Gnome and the Mac OS.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
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Wikipedia has a comparison so you can look it up there. And the arch wiki has another too. Just read them through.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:54
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Wikipedia has a comparison so you can look it up there. And the arch wiki has another too. Just read them through.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:54
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Wikipedia has a comparison so you can look it up there. And the arch wiki has another too. Just read them through.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:54
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Wikipedia has a comparison so you can look it up there. And the arch wiki has another too. Just read them through.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:54
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- Unity is a nice 3D desktop environment designed for good performance on recent hardware. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity.
- KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu's default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE. It includes an application launcher (start menu), the desktop and the desktop panel (often referred to simply as the task bar).
- Xfce is a lightweight 2D desktop environment designed for better performance on older hardware.
- LXDE is a minimalistic desktop environment, somewhat like Windows XP in look and feel. It is designed to run on legacy hardware which requires a desktop environment that has minimal system requirements.
For screenshots and information about the comparative system requirements of different desktop environments refer to How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
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Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
add a comment |
- Unity is a nice 3D desktop environment designed for good performance on recent hardware. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity.
- KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu's default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE. It includes an application launcher (start menu), the desktop and the desktop panel (often referred to simply as the task bar).
- Xfce is a lightweight 2D desktop environment designed for better performance on older hardware.
- LXDE is a minimalistic desktop environment, somewhat like Windows XP in look and feel. It is designed to run on legacy hardware which requires a desktop environment that has minimal system requirements.
For screenshots and information about the comparative system requirements of different desktop environments refer to How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
59.6k13129151
3
Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
add a comment |
- Unity is a nice 3D desktop environment designed for good performance on recent hardware. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity.
- KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu's default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE. It includes an application launcher (start menu), the desktop and the desktop panel (often referred to simply as the task bar).
- Xfce is a lightweight 2D desktop environment designed for better performance on older hardware.
- LXDE is a minimalistic desktop environment, somewhat like Windows XP in look and feel. It is designed to run on legacy hardware which requires a desktop environment that has minimal system requirements.
For screenshots and information about the comparative system requirements of different desktop environments refer to How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
59.6k13129151
- Unity is a nice 3D desktop environment designed for good performance on recent hardware. Unity is a graphical shell for the GNOME desktop environment. In 17.10 and later the Ubuntu Desktop uses GNOME as the default desktop environment instead of Unity.
- KDE is an alternative lighter weight desktop environment to Ubuntu's default interface. Plasma is the default desktop interface for KDE. It includes an application launcher (start menu), the desktop and the desktop panel (often referred to simply as the task bar).
- Xfce is a lightweight 2D desktop environment designed for better performance on older hardware.
- LXDE is a minimalistic desktop environment, somewhat like Windows XP in look and feel. It is designed to run on legacy hardware which requires a desktop environment that has minimal system requirements.
For screenshots and information about the comparative system requirements of different desktop environments refer to How do I find out which version and derivative of Ubuntu is right for my hardware in terms of minimal system requirements?.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
59.6k13129151
edited Jan 14 at 8:36
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
59.6k13129151
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
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answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:32
karelkarel
59.6k13129151
59.6k13129151
3
Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
add a comment |
3
Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
3
3
Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
Note that Unity is basically a layer built on GNOME by Canonical Inc. for Ubuntu. It's not really separate from GNOME
– xji
Dec 9 '15 at 19:06
add a comment |
these are all desktop environments, you can still launch the same applications but how you get there and what they look like is a bit different. With some desktop environments you can change the appereance a lot (like KDE) while others will hardly allow you to change anything.
an other big difference is how much resources they will take from your system. If you have problems running Unity (default for Ubuntu) or KDE, XFCE or LXDE might run just fine.
As far as I know there is no connection between Gnome and the Mac OS.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
add a comment |
these are all desktop environments, you can still launch the same applications but how you get there and what they look like is a bit different. With some desktop environments you can change the appereance a lot (like KDE) while others will hardly allow you to change anything.
an other big difference is how much resources they will take from your system. If you have problems running Unity (default for Ubuntu) or KDE, XFCE or LXDE might run just fine.
As far as I know there is no connection between Gnome and the Mac OS.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
add a comment |
these are all desktop environments, you can still launch the same applications but how you get there and what they look like is a bit different. With some desktop environments you can change the appereance a lot (like KDE) while others will hardly allow you to change anything.
an other big difference is how much resources they will take from your system. If you have problems running Unity (default for Ubuntu) or KDE, XFCE or LXDE might run just fine.
As far as I know there is no connection between Gnome and the Mac OS.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
these are all desktop environments, you can still launch the same applications but how you get there and what they look like is a bit different. With some desktop environments you can change the appereance a lot (like KDE) while others will hardly allow you to change anything.
an other big difference is how much resources they will take from your system. If you have problems running Unity (default for Ubuntu) or KDE, XFCE or LXDE might run just fine.
As far as I know there is no connection between Gnome and the Mac OS.
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
answered Dec 10 '13 at 10:12
WouterWouter
702716
702716
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
add a comment |
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
Then on what desktop is Apple Mac based on? Do they use their own desktop version?
– K.K.Vinay Kumar
Dec 10 '13 at 10:17
2
2
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
Mac OS X is based on a Unix variant called BSD. OS X uses its own proprietary desktop environment, designed by Apple.
– karel
Dec 10 '13 at 10:41
add a comment |
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This is not about Ubuntu. Questions about other Linux distributions can be asked on Unix & Linux.
– Radu Rădeanu
Dec 10 '13 at 10:09
6
How is this not about Ubuntu? Ubuntu flavors as Kubuntu und Xubuntu do make use of those Desktop managers.
– cuichi
Dec 10 '13 at 10:11
@cuichi simple, that invites too many answers and these answers change too fast. Also, is about the DE, which can be used in any OS. And going for the most upvoted answer, only a link to Wikipedia, you can figure.
– Braiam
Dec 10 '13 at 13:51
1
The answers prove that this question is not too broad.
– Reinier Post
Jun 16 '14 at 9:35