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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not moving any goalposts. You're the one arguing about the semantics around "Plasma", and I keep saying that's irrelevant.

Refer back to my original comment which was, and I quote:

So, are there any plans to reduce the bloat in KDE, maybe even make a lightweight version (like LXQt) that’s suitable for older PCs with limited resources?

To clarify, here I was:

Referring to KDE + default apps that are part of a typical KDE installation
Stating that a typical KDE installation is bloated compared to a typical lightweight DE like LXQt
Saying with the intention that the "bloat" is RELATIVE, with respect to a older PC with limited resources

The ENTIRE point of my argument was the KDE isn't really ideal RELATIVELY, for older PCs with limited resources, and I'm using LXQt here are a reference.

In a subsequent test, here's a direct apples-to-apples(ish) component comparison:

Component	Process_KDE	RAM_KDE	Process_LXQt	RAM_LXQt
WM	kwin_x11	99	openbox	18
Terminal	konsole	76	qterminal	75
File Manager	Dolphin	135	pcmanfm-qt	80
File Archiver	ark	122	Lxqt-archiver	73
Text Editor	kwrite	121	featherpad	73
Image Viewer	gwenview	129	lximage-qt	76
Document Viewer	okular	128	qpdfview-qt6	51

Total		810		446

plasmashell was sitting at 250MB btw in this instance btw.

The numbers speak for themselves - no one in their right minds would consider KDE (or plasmashell, since you want to be pedantic) to be "light", in RELATION to an older PC with limited resources - which btw, was the premise of my entire argument. Of course KDE or plasmashell might be considered "light" on a modern system, but not an old PC with 2GB RAM. Whether something is considered light or bloated is always relative, and in this instance, it's obvious to anyone that KDE/plasmashell isn't "light".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

@d3Xt3r @Bro666

For a light KDE, check https://q4os.org/ with TDE

Outside the Global North, even LXQT is bloated.