LXQt on ADL
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The lightweight alternative when every megabyte counts.
- Performance
- Fully Supported
- Memory
- 350-500 MB
- Responsiveness
- Excellent — lightest full desktop
- Touch friendliness
- Fair
- Recommended devices
- Devices with 6GB RAM or less
Installation
apt install lxqt
Advantages
- Lowest memory use of the full desktops
- Snappy on older chipsets
Disadvantages
- Fewer built-in tools than XFCE
- Smaller community
For installation walkthroughs, start from Install Desktop Environment and the desktop environments overview.