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Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) VS Wayfire

Compare Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) VS Wayfire and see what are their differences

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Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) logo Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL)

Debian with Raspberry Pi Desktop is the Foundation's operating system for PC and Mac.

Wayfire logo Wayfire

Wayland compositor with 3d effects.
  • Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) Landing page
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    2023-09-09
  • Wayfire Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-19

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GNOME 3.36: macOS-like apps with KAWAII BLUR ..on Wayfire :p

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  • Review - Wayfire: Wayfire config manager + wf-panel
  • Review - Micro Review 2/2 Rayban Wayfire

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) and Wayfire)

Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL)

Wayfire

Linux
39 39%
Linux
61% 61
Window Manager
45 45%
Window Manager
55% 55
Operating Systems
41 41%
Operating Systems
59% 59
Desktop Environments
41 41%
Desktop Environments
59% 59

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Wayfire seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) yet. Tracking of Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Wayfire mentions (2)

  • Cant change the system GTK theme/icons
    So im trying to change my GTK theme/icons (on Wayfire) I tryed changing them using LXAppearance and it "changes" in LXappearance until I close it then they goes back to default (no other application changes themes/icons). Source: over 2 years ago
  • [Wayfire] System locks up when trying to build wf-shell
    Im trying to build/install Wayfire (on Debian Testing, using Openbox) using wf-install and I cant seem to get past building wf-shell (i have also tried building using wf-shell instructions, same result),. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) and Wayfire, you can also consider the following products

Xfce - Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly.

i3 - A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.

LXQt - The LXQt team is proud to announce the release of qtermwidget and qterminal, both in version 0. 8. 0. Read more..

KDE Plasma Desktop - Plasma Workspaces is the umbrella term for all graphical environments provided by KDE.

LXDE - Why will you like it? Less resource needs. You can use it on your less-pricey embedded board or salvaged computer. Component-based design. Don't want something in LXDE, or you don't want to use LXDE but only part of it?

Unity8 - Mir compositor with Wayland apps support.

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