So when i downloaded ParrotOS to replace the kali i was running as my daily driver, i figured i would eventually swap MATE to XFCE
When i shut down my laptop last night, i had the screenlight dimmed because i wanted to keep the battery going a bit longer, i try not to leave the laptop hooked up
–I had tried to download xfce earlier but never got it to work, just let it sit there unused for a bit–
I get to the library today, and when i load up, it loads into XFCE. WHich would be good, except it completely forgot how to use the sound up/down and the screenbrightness up/down buttons on my Fkey row. using the Fn key doesn’t work, other custom Fkeys worked, but xfce didn’t .
Eventually got it to boot into mate again, where i could access the battery icon /power manager and change the brightness.
Parrot GNU/Linux 4.6 x86_64 - on an i3 6100U
Installed from a USB 2.0 made with dd from kali
Not configured to multiboot
I’d just like to see more hardware compatability through different DE’s. I have no idea why MATE knows my mute button, but XFCE doesn’t, even though kali XFCE understood it
(PS how do i remove the traffic light GUI From MATE, i don’t mind everything else except the goddamm traffic lights. i hate them more then i hate the default over/under bars.)
XFCE is fast but lack of features. I have no idea why MATE knows my mute button, but XFCE doesn’t, even though kali XFCE understood it means you are missing packages for XFCE
hmm. i am a big fan of xfce, i’d like to help support parrot os adopt a more minimalistic DE, if only for me, who’s running with 4gig ram and a cheap i3. How do i go about offically increasing xfce support for Parrot OS? I’m building skills for my resume rn and i feel it would be a fun productive project
also i’m sorry i know this is noob, but how can i kill the traffic light controls in mate? I can handle having a few weird things that are not xfce but ffs i can’t tolerate this goddamm OSX holdover.
I am using dell vostro 2420. There older it is, the slower it be. I installed xfce4 for it as well. But as i have use, xfce4 lack of so many feafures: power management, lock screen are ‘i have this feature’ level, lack of useful apps (i have to install gnome-screenshot and others for it). I dont say it is a bad DE but you must do so manything to make it be useful
i agree with you, but if i could get it to the level of functionality that kali xfce was running at, it would be roughly 50% more efficent
I could run my laptop as a pdf reader and light code editor for about 6-7 hours in kali xfce, while my current laptop can manage about 4 hours with Parrot OS and MATE. i’m not saying i expect miracles, but i do like the idea of a more lightweight version for people who are not blessed with huge hardware.