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 Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of 6 representative distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation.  Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of 6 representative distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation. 
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 +  * **[[#Xubuntu|Xubuntu]]**
 +  * **[[#MXLinux|MXLinus]]**
 +  * **[[#Manjaro|Manjaro]]**
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 **[[http://xubuntu.org/download/|Xubuntu]]** **[[http://xubuntu.org/download/|Xubuntu]]**
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   * Hard drive space: 7.5GB   * Hard drive space: 7.5GB
   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution   * Graphics card and monitor capable of 800x600 resolution
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 **[[https://mxlinux.org/download-links/|MX Linux]]** **[[https://mxlinux.org/download-links/|MX Linux]]**
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   * A 3D-capable video card for 3D desktop support   * A 3D-capable video card for 3D desktop support
   * For use as a LiveUSB, 8 GB free if using persistence   * For use as a LiveUSB, 8 GB free if using persistence
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 **[[https://manjaro.org/download/xfce|Manjaro]]** **[[https://manjaro.org/download/xfce|Manjaro]]**
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   * A high definition (HD) graphics card and monitor   * A high definition (HD) graphics card and monitor
   * A broadband internet connection   * A broadband internet connection
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-**[[http://www.kwort.org/?page=SectionViewer&section=documentation&ID=23|Kwort]]** 
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-Kwort is a Slackware-based operating system featuring the Xfce4 desktop with Kwort's own Network Manager and kpkg package manager. Its minimum requirements are: 
-  * CPU: PC i686 or above. 
-  * RAM: 16MB for base system (minimum). 32MB for desktop (minimum), 64MB recommended. 
-  * Hard drive space: 200MB for base system, 1.5GB for full desktop (Openoffice 2.0 included) 
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-**[[http://www.mythbuntu.org/|Mythbuntu]]** 
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-Mythbuntu is //"an official Ubuntu flavor focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV based PVR system.Mythbuntu uses the XFCE desktop. All unnecessary standard Ubuntu applications such as LibreOffice, Evolution, and a full Gnome desktop are not installed in a default Mythbuntu install"// Its minimum requirements are: 
-  * CPU: 1.0 GHz x86 or x86_64 Processor  
-  * RAM: 512 MB of system memory (RAM)  
-  * Hard drive space: 2 GB of disk space (Frontend Role) / 10GB + 1.5GB/hour for storage of SD material (Backend Role)  
-  * Graphics card capable of 1024x768 resolution (if using VDPAU, 256MB minimum)  
-  * Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role)  
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-**[[https://www.pentoo.ch/download//|Pentoo]]** 
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-Pentoo is "//a security-focused livecd based on Gentoo//. Here is a non-exhaustive list of the features currently included : //available binary packages, updated 4 times daily, module loading support ala Slax, **XFCE4 WM**, dozens of daily security and functionality updates daily//." Its minimum requirements are: 
-  * i686 Processor 
-  * 2+ GiB of RAM 
-  * an OpenGL capable 3D graphics card 
-  * 30+ GB free hard drive space highly recommended 
-  * DDC capable Monitor 
-===== Memory footprint ===== 
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-The following memory footprint test was obtained on an Ubuntu 19.10 desktop and [[https://raw.github.com/pixelb/ps_mem/master/ps_mem.py|this script]]. 
-  * Runlevel 3 : 118.1 MiB 
-  * Login screen with lighdm (and no opened session) : 400.9 MiB 
-  * CTWM session : 218.9 MiB 
-  * IceWM session : 293.5 MiB 
-  * Xfce 4.14pre3 session : 393.7 MiB 
-  * KDE 5 : 619.5 MiB 
  
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