5 Lightweight Linux Desktop Environments | Linux Today

5 Lightweight Linux Desktop Environments

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Sep 8, 2016

Do you own an old PC, like the ones that came with windows XP? Well, you don’t have to dump them just yet as they can be brought back to life with these lightweight Linux desktop environments. These desktop environments are characterised as lightweight because they consume lesser resources than other popular desktop environments with feature-rich experiences. Here are all of these lightweight Linux desktop environments.

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