Time to Replace XFCE?

Written By
MH
Matt Hartley
Oct 7, 2014

Not too long ago, I talked about how I believe XFCE might very well be the perfect Linux desktop. And while my opinion of XFCE remains overall positive, recently I’ve been hearing quite a bit of concern over the future of the XFCE desktop.

As a response, I’ve decided to dig deeper into the idea of XFCE disappearing as a Linux desktop environment. I’ll also take time to explore the alternatives and will provide alternative Linux desktop environments that might help make a transition from XFCE, easier.

MH

Matt Hartley

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