Parrot is fast and beautiful with xfce4

[dmknght]

1. Installation

• Install xfce4 sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin arc-theme moka-icon-theme xfce4-power-manager
• Install software (optional): gnome-screenshot, gnome-software

2. Customize

• Change your theme to arc-dark, icon to moka
• Disable (or modify) compositor setting in windows manager tweak
• Modify panel
• Add keyboard shortcut: TerminalEmulator, screenshot, etc…
• Modify power-manager settings

3. Why you should install?

• XFCE4 is faster than MATE (My MATE still has delay)
• You can make XFCE4 looks beautiful
• For fun, for new feeling

4. Why you shouldn’t install?

• Lack of features, you have to install 3rd party software for better experiences
• Lack of hotkeys, you have to spend time for this
• Doesn’t supported by Parrot devs
• Its performance is worse than other OSes (maybe) - Parrot is having compositor and so much application shortcuts (at least for Security OS version). XFCE have to load them all.
• Lock screen is having issue

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[TinMonk]

Even though I basically had to do everything in your “Customize” list, a much easier way to install the desktop is to simply type in terminal:

sudo apt install parrot-xfce

Everything you need gets loaded and is fully integrated into ParrotOS. I’ve done so on all of my computers.

Overall, though, I agree!