XFCE slower than XP on old hardware

snowday · 06-10-2010, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by eveningsky339

For example, you have to manage your wireless connections via the command line.

That's just not true.

Network manager (type "nm-applet"), WICD, etc. run just as well in LXDE as in Gnome, Xfce, etc.

Of course if you just installed "vanilla" LXDE yourself, then yes, you will want to add nm-applet etc. to your startup apps. but if you are using a "real" LXDE distro most of them have GUI wireless out-of-the-box.

H_TeXMeX_H · 06-10-2010, 08:20 AM

Yup, I still use Terminal from XFCE under fluxbox, but all the other XFCE apps can be used.

eveningsky339 · 06-10-2010, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowpine

That's just not true.

Network manager (type "nm-applet"), WICD, etc. run just as well in LXDE as in Gnome, Xfce, etc.

Of course if you just installed "vanilla" LXDE yourself, then yes, you will want to add nm-applet etc. to your startup apps. but if you are using a "real" LXDE distro most of them have GUI wireless out-of-the-box.

A pleasant surprise-- thank you.