Jure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoLXQt 2.0.0 releasedlxqt-project.orgexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down12
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkLXQt 2.0.0 releasedlxqt-project.orgJure Repinc@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareEugenia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoBecause it uses 250 MB of RAM on a well-optimized distro (e.g. installing it on DietPi), instead of 1.5 GB of RAM.
minus-squareJohn Richard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSo does many of the GTK tools though… so, again… why use Qt at all if you want to save memory.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoIf you like GTK use Xfce, if you like Qt use LxQt
minus-squareEugenia@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWe’re talking about a whole desktop environment, not “gtk tools”. Both lxde and lxqt are lightweight, and have more utilities and prefs than the standard window managers, or the old stuff, like icewm.
Because it uses 250 MB of RAM on a well-optimized distro (e.g. installing it on DietPi), instead of 1.5 GB of RAM.
So does many of the GTK tools though… so, again… why use Qt at all if you want to save memory.
If you like GTK use Xfce, if you like Qt use LxQt
We’re talking about a whole desktop environment, not “gtk tools”. Both lxde and lxqt are lightweight, and have more utilities and prefs than the standard window managers, or the old stuff, like icewm.