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Sorry if this is out of place. I was wondering, given the interest in KDE here lately, if there was any interest in an official KDE edition of MX. KDE now is not much harder on resources than XFCE, it is very attractive, and it has a nice associated constellation of programs. Thanks to @MikeJade's respin, I'm using it successfully on a C2D Vista-era machine.

I know a lot of good work has gone into integrating MX with the default desktop. And perhaps adding another edition would amount to a loss in focus, and adding too much new development and maintenance work to the devs. But there is no doubt the MX-KDE combination would benefit from formal attention from the devs. I was just wondering what the feeling was.

Thanks and be well.

There is no interest among the Devs in developing and maintaining a KDE edition, sorry.

That's fine. Just wondering. Thanks.

I think a Community driven Respin is how it should be handled, it wouldn't be Official, it would still be a respin though.

I think MikeJade may have as close to this already and I've seen richb offer to provide some input as to what he uses.
I haven't tested it yet, but he is very active here engaging and helping users of his respin.

You never know what could/would happen if enough people get behind something. If people like that respin, they should jump behind it and help. :)

never liked KDE. No! tried it once and after an hr said 'forget it'! though i hear some eople like the newer version(s). MX is in a fine place for me.

There is no interest among the Devs in developing and maintaining a KDE edition, sorry ..

What Xfce alternatives is the MX team considering ?
.. I've seen some recent Fluxbox posts which seem to suggest it's still 'experimental '.
I've tried MX Fluxbox and IMHO its UI is superior to Xfce, despite my being unable to get anything to popup on the menu ( 'help', 'editor' etc)
.. Is the MX Xfce > Fluxbox 'evolution' the only one the MX team is exploring ?

AA BB wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 3:20 pm .. Is the MX Xfce > Fluxbox 'evolution' the only one the MX team is exploring ?

It is the only thing I am tracking, but someone like Jerry or dolphin oracle can give the definitive answer.

We really don't have the time or resources right now to spread ourselves across multiple DEs.

I was a KDE guy, back starting with Suse Linux, and after with Mepis in the Warren Woodford days.

I have gradually adapted to xfce and now like it. It does everything I need, is fast and stable.

Probably would not go back to KDE.
And the lighter desk top environments seem, for me, to require too much work to get everything working smoothly.

my being unable to get anything to popup on the menu ( 'help', 'editor' etc)

Post the details in the Fluxbox forum if you want help--make sure you have read the documentation first...

paul1149 wrote: Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:21 am KDE now is not much harder on resources than XFCE, it is very attractive, and it has a nice associated constellation of programs.

With just a vanilla install it might be better on resources than XFCE, BUT!, all the little bells and whistles can start chipping away at resources very quickly. I have not tried KDE in some time but as I remember most people that used it ran just about every blingy bit they could get. That's when KDE became a resource hog. If you have the horsepower and like shiny stuff go for it. The reason I went to XFCE many years ago was to get the balance of function and features it offers. I will stick with it.