Idlier's Tech Craze

 Since I am having issues (snap apps installed not shown in the menu) with Sparky Linux 6.2 Xfce, I decided to test out other Q4OS and Linux Mint Linux distributions to see how well they worked and any issues that I might encounter. I was hoping to get a trouble-free Linux distro to install on my old Thinkpad X200. As usual, I would be testing these two using VirtualBox.  Virtual Machines specs: 1 CPU 2GB RAM 30 GB hard disk Linux Mint 20.3 Xfce I am more confident with Linux Mint since it has better support for this Linux distro. I have been using Linux Mint 20.3 on my Asus X556UB and I am satisfied with Linux Mint 20.3 MATE. I just prefer less RAM for my other laptops so I chose Xfce instead of MATE.       I do not encounter any issues so far from installation to updating the system. After trying snap installation and update theme will I conclude the test with htop result. For autologon, there is a GUI in the system menu under "login Window". It is under ...

  Mate Desktop Environment (https://www.opensourcefeed.org) The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience. — https://mate-desktop.org/ MATE fully supports the GTK 3 application framework. The project is supported by Ubuntu MATE lead developer Martin Wimpress and by the Linux Mint development team:      We consider MATE yet another desktop, just like KDE, Gnome 3, Xfce etc... and based on the popularity of Gnome 2 in previous releases of Linux Mint, we are dedicated to support it and to help it improve. The most popular Linux desktop was, and arguably is, Gnome 2.      Since I have previously used Gnome desktop environment with Redhat or Mandrake Linux and my impression was it is simple ...

  KDE logo (omgubuntu.co.uk/) KDE Plasma logo (subdiff.org/projects/plasma/) KDE Plasma 5 is the fifth and current generation of the graphical workspaces environment created by KDE primarily for Linux systems. KDE Plasma 5 is the successor of KDE Plasma 4 and was first released on 15 July 2014. It includes a new default theme, known as "Breeze", as well as increased convergence across different devices. The graphical interface was fully migrated to QML, which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration, which resulted in better performance and reduced power consumption. — Wikipedia KDE Plasma 5 is built using Qt 5 and KDE Frameworks 5, predominantly plasma-framework. It improves support for HiDPI displays and ships a convergable graphical shell, which can adjust itself according to the device in use. 5.0 also includes a new default theme, dubbed Breeze. Qt 5's QtQuick 2 uses a hardware-accelerated OpenGL(ES) scene graph (canvas) to compose and render graphics on the screen, whi...

  Image from: https://logo-all.ru/4087-xfce-logo.html Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that provide the full functionality one can expect of a modern desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick among the available packages to create the optimal personal working environment. Another priority of Xfce is adherence to standards, specifically those defined at freedesktop.org. — Xfce website Xfce is one of the most beautiful and customizable Linux desktop environments available. It has many pre-built themes and many other themes to download from, even Zorin OS uses Xfce for its lite version. Xfce can be considered a mid-weight desktop environment (DE), compared to lightweight DEs (LXQt, LXDE) and heavie...

  Today I did a test on RAM usage for the following desktop environments (DE) using VirtualBox to determine their RAM usage: MATE DE with Q4OS 4.7 Sparky Linux 6.2 LXQt Sparky Linux 6.2 Xfce      The main reason is for me to decide which desktop environment I want to use for my Lenovo Thinkpad X200. I have tried other desktop environments: Enlightenment with SparkyLinux MininumGUI  Trinity with Q4OS Bodhi Linux with a customized Enlightenment DE      The main issue with Enlightenment with SparkyLinux is that it does not work well with autologin. Sometimes it gets kicked out and you have to login again. I suspect is the windows manager issue but I cannot find the solution for this. Trinity has an issue with using jpg wallpaper so it is a turn-off as I don't want default wallpapers. The customized Enlightenment desktop in Bodhi Linux has limited themes but is still acceptable but I want to look for the best for my Thinkpad X200.     ...

Logo from ribalinux.blogspot.com SparkyLinux is a desktop-oriented operating system based on the Debian operating system. The project offers a ready-to-use operating system with a set of various customized lightweight desktops to choose from. — Wikipedia Sparky Linux using LXQT desktop environment from  blogthinkbig.com This Linux distribution (distro) is slowly becoming my favorite. Due to lock-screen issues with Zorin OS Lite and the desktop environment limitation of Linux Lite, this is my most preferred Linux distro, especially for playing with the different desktop environments (Up to 20 from its website). Many people chose their Linux distribution based on the desktop environment customized for it so having Sparky Linux is a big help to anyone who does Linux-hopping. As Linux is all about choices and preferences, this Linux distro might be one of the most customizable Linux distros around.       It is a unique distribution in the sense that it provides...

UKUI desktop image from Distrocrunch  UKUI (Ubuntu Kylin User Interface) is a lightweight desktop environment initially developed to work on Ubuntu Kylin. UKUI is a fork of the Mate Desktop Environment. Its visual appearance is similar to Windows 7, making it easier for new users of GNU/Linux. — Wikipedia Recently I stumbled upon Ubuntu Kylin User Interface (UKUI) desktop environment, developed for Ubuntu Kylin, the official Chinese version of the Ubuntu computer operating system.       As I was curious about what it looked like, I tried to install Ubuntu Kylin on VirtualBox. It looks modern and beautiful. But with Ubuntu distribution, it is a little bloated for me and its default language is Simplified Chinese. It runs a little slow in my VirtualBox setup so I did not use it often.      Recently when trying to install Sparky Linux distribution(which has options to install multiple desktop environments), I noticed that it has an option to install ...