On Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:58:29 -0500
Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 04:29:58PM +0100, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I am using Devuan (2.1) + MATE DE since 08/2016...
> > Now I wish to change DE but I am in doubt: XFCE or LXDE or LXQt???
>
> I've used XFCE and LXQt. I hapen to be using LXQt now. I'm happy
> with either. I'm also happy with Icewm.

LXDE is wonderful. LXQt is great once you get it set up right, and I
have some content on how to do that on Troubleshooters.Com.

IceWM is lighter weight than either of those, it's wonderful in every
respect except one: Its menu system sucks. If I were to seriously use
IceWM, I'd incorporate Suckless Tools' dmenu to start programs, and
perhaps my UMENU2 to handle other menuing situations. Note that I
consider dmenu a great addition to any WM/DE, but with IceWM it's
crucial.

By installing LXDE, you're also installing OpenBox, which I consider
the best of the bunch if you don't need a panel (The thing Bill Gates
called a status bar). Once again, with OpenBox dmenu is vital.

I'm not a fan of XFCE. It's kind of bloaty, and my experience on Linux
(but not on OpenBSD), is that it's a little buggy. Quite useable, but
it sometimes lets me down.

There's a whole different genre called Tiling WM/DEs, but I assume
because you speak of LXDE, LXQt and XFCE, those wouldn't interest you.

Troubleshooters.Com has several articles on how to incorporate dmenu
into almost any WM/DE. You only need to learn dmenu once, and then you
can use it on everything.

HTH,

SteveT

Steve Litt
February 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive