re: #182 b_sharp

I’m starting to prefer XCFE over Gnome, but I still have Gnome on my Ubuntu VMs. I have a CentOS VM with XCFE because it’s really a server OS. When I need to get something interesting done, like writing code, I pull up a Linux VM.

I notice that XFCE is significantly faster on this hardware. If I run Gnome or, god forbid, Unity on this machine it’s unusable. But with XFCE I can have Chrome up, Rhythmbox streaming, that emulator running, one or three little things running and still only be at about 80% memory & cpu commit.

I still like my macbook better but it’s dying and we don’t have the grand for a new one. At least sheared of Windows, this wee old 1.8ghz P4m can be useful for me.