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--- xfce:system-requirements [2019/07/25 15:44] – [System Requirements] amerigena
+++ xfce:system-requirements [2019/08/06 20:00] (current) – [Memory footprint] amerigena
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 ======System Requirements======
-Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. Below is a short list of the 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.
 **[[http://xubuntu.org/download/|Xubuntu]]**
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 **[[https://mxlinux.org/download-links/|MX Linux]]**
-MX Linux is a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS communities, using the best tools and talents from each distro. It is a midweight OS designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint. Its minimum system requirements are:
+MX Linux is "//a cooperative venture between the antiX and former MEPIS communities, using the best tools and talents from each distro. It is a midweight OS designed to combine an elegant and efficient desktop with simple configuration, high stability, solid performance and medium-sized footprint//." Based on Debian Stable, its minimum system requirements are:
   * A CD/DVD drive (and BIOS capable of booting from that drive), or a live USB (and BIOS capable of booting from USB)
   * A modern i686 Intel or AMD processor
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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:
+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.
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   * Supported TV Tuner Card (Backend Role)
+**[[https://www.pentoo.ch/download//|Pentoo]]**
+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 =====
-The following memory footprint test was obtained on an OpenSuse 11.4 notebook and [[https://raw.github.com/pixelb/ps_mem/master/ps_mem.py|this script]].
+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 : 33 MiB
+  * Runlevel 3 : 118.1 MiB
-  * Login screen with kdm4 (and no opened session) : 115 MiB
+  * Login screen with lighdm (and no opened session) : 400.9 MiB
-  * TWM session : 80 MiB
+  * CTWM session : 218.9 MiB
-  * IceWM session : 83 MiB
+  * IceWM session : 293.5 MiB
-  * Xfce 4.8 session : 133 MiB
+  * Xfce 4.14pre3 session : 393.7 MiB
-  * KDE 4.6.0 : 280 MiB
+  * KDE 5 : 619.5 MiB

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