Re: RFC Debian and Xfce daily desktop on Dell Latitude 54XX

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 2019-12-03 22:02, deloptes wrote:
> David Christensen wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply.  :-)
> >
> >
> > Do you use X?  If so, which display manager or desktop?  What are the
> > hardware specs and how does it hold up with heavy desktop usage?
>
> Yes X and TDE former KDE3 as display manager (might be exotic to some, but
> it is so stable and has such a small footprint that the community could not
> give it up).
> Regarding heavy desktop use - it has 4 cores and AES in the CPU - it has no
> problem to work on encrypted partition and compile stuff while watching
> youtube.
> The GPU is Intel. (I took the cheapest - I think it was about 800,- brand
> new). I don't do games or video/audio processing - though I have used some
> video/audio tools.
>
> hope this helps

That is encouraging.  :-)


> PS: Latitude is much better than Inspiron - I even think they can not be
> compared. But you can try TDE on Inspiron as well

I ran a Latitude for a while, and could tell it was more stout than the 
Inspiron.  I expect Latitudes are better suited to daily transportation 
and mobile use.


David