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UKUI VS Wayfire

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UKUI logo UKUI

UKUI is a lightweight desktop environment based on pluggable framework for Linux and other Unix-like Distributions.

Wayfire logo Wayfire

Wayland compositor with 3d effects.
  • UKUI Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-21
  • Wayfire Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-08-19

UKUI videos

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Review / Ubuntu Kylin 20.04 / UKUI 3.0 / x64 /

Wayfire videos

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

More videos:

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

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to UKUI and Wayfire)

UKUI

Wayfire

Linux
32 32%
Linux
68% 68
Operating Systems
40 40%
Operating Systems
60% 60
Window Manager
0 0%
Window Manager
100% 100
Desktop Environments
40 40%
Desktop Environments
60% 60

User comments

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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.

UKUI mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of UKUI yet. Tracking of UKUI 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 UKUI and Wayfire, you can also consider the following products

GNOME - An easy and elegant way to use your computer, GNOME is designed to put you in control and get things done.

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

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.

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

Unity8 - Mir compositor with Wayland apps support.

BMPanel - BMPanel (bitmap panel) is a lightweight, NETWM compliant panel for X11 Window System, which...

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