I'm still just a kid, but for me stability, simplicity, and reliability mean much more than bleeding-edge, fancy with lots of bling, and having a desktop full of features I rarely ever use. That's the real reason I like Xfce so much! It doesn't go through sudden, radical changes with each new releas...

I'll agree that "plain vanilla" Xfce looks dated and bland. But for me, making it into what I want is half the fun!

Do you think this is ugly?



It's Salix, y'all. Good old Xfce, made to look just the way I want it. If you're saying it's ugly because it's Xfce, I hope I have proved you wrong with this screenshot of my desktop.

My gosh, Miss Tell! Can you not use any image you wish for your wallpaper? I have a huge collection of favorites that I use and change whenever the mood strikes me. Same goes for themes if you don't like Greybird. The new Salix will offer lots more in the way of improvements to Xfce.

That actually worked for me for a while. I dumped PulseAudio and went strictly with ALSA. After all, one application per task!

You're right, @Papasot, of course. And I too prefer Xfce to any other desktop. A lot of distros have both official and unofficial "community flavors" that users have created and offer. Perhaps people who prefer other desktops would enjoy a preconfigured "SalixOS, KDE Edition," of...

It's Linux! Install whatever desktop you like.

Probably not, but check out Slackel for a KDE Plasma spin when it's released.

Non-technically-inclined, ordinary casual desktop users like me - one who is reluctant to use the command line - are often directed towards the big one-size-fits-all GUI distros like Ubuntu or Linux Mint. But when those distros start "phoning home" to report on users' hardware and habits, ...

LOL it's released just like Slackware itself is: When it's ready. But I bet there will be an Alpha or Beta to try out before long!