Fast, Faster, Fastest - Groundbreaking Linux LXDE desktop

[Wraak]

I have always been a bit disappointed with how slow an application is launched in any OS (Linux and Windows) and especially the page loading speed (or lack of it) of webbrowsers. Opera helped a bit with page loading but starting it up makes no difference with other browsers.

This is up until now. Last week, after installing Linux Elive Alpha 1.81, I was surpised by the speed this E17 Linux oriented desktop opened windows or applications. Yesterday I stumbled across another Linux lightweight desktop called LXDE. LXDE is a standalone desktop environment like Gnome, KDE, XFCE, E17 etc...that can be ported on most Linux OS.

I put this LXDE desktop on top of a fresh install gOs Gadgets OS as a second desktop environment. Not only does it open all applications faster than I have ever seen before, pageloading is also much faster than in any other OS/desktop.

How it can be so much faster I do not know but this is a keeper.

http://lxde.org/about.html

I followed this simple guide to install it with gOS Gadgets (Hardy 8.04).

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/lxde-light...or-ubuntu.html

[GuiGuy]

Originally Posted by Wraak

How it can be so much faster I do not know but this is a keeper.

http://lxde.org/about.html

I followed this simple guide to install it with gOS Gadgets (Hardy 8.04).

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/lxde-light...or-ubuntu.html

Installing into Ubuntu now...

[Wraak]

GuiGuy: LXDE available in green, red and blue

If you want to play music, install lightweight Audacious from Synaptic, in preferences set audio output to OSS and change the skin to Refugee and Bobś your uncle.

[GuiGuy]

Originally Posted by Wraak

GuiGuy: LXDE available in green, red and blue.

Wot, no black!!?/

Seriously though, this is seriously good. Very quick. I've made it the default desktop on my everyday PC.

Thanks

[ExtremePC]

I tried it and switched back to gnome when I couldn't network browse.