MATE vs. Xfce: 

What’s the Difference?

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MATE vs. Xfce:  Must-Know Facts

MATE is a fork based on Gnome 2, so the interface is strikingly similar.

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Xfce is slightly leaner than MATE with regards to CPU and memory usage.

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Straight out of the box, both Xfce and MATE are somewhat old-fashioned looking.

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MATE

Developer: Open Source project started by Perberos Update Frequency: Around once a year Customization (Scale of 1-5): 3 Lightness/Leanness (Scale of 1-5): 4 Stability (Scale of 1-5): 4

Xfce

Developer: Open Source project started by Olivier Fourdan Update Frequency: Inconsistent, major updates between 1 and 4 years apart Customization (Scale of 1-5): 4 Lightness/Leanness (Scale of 1-5): 5 Stability (Scale of 1-5): 5

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