Xfce

E192873

Unix-like desktop environment desktop environment free and open-source software

Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Xfce canonical	17
Xfce desktop environment	2
Linux Mint Xfce Edition	1
Xfce Panel	1
Xfce Project	1
Xfce development team	1
Xfce edition	1
xfce4-panel	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1717631 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Xfce
Context triple: [Debian, hasDesktopEnvironmentOption, Xfce]

A. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
B. MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
C. GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
D. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
E. KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Xfce
Target entity description: Xfce is a lightweight, fast, and modular desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems, designed to be visually appealing while using minimal system resources.

A. LXQt desktop environment
LXQt desktop environment is a lightweight, modular, and Qt-based graphical desktop environment designed to be fast and resource-efficient, particularly suitable for older or low-spec hardware.
B. MATE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment is a lightweight, traditional-style graphical user interface for Unix-like operating systems, continuing the classic GNOME 2 experience with ongoing updates and support.
C. GNOME desktop environment
The GNOME desktop environment is a popular, user-friendly and modern graphical desktop interface for Unix-like operating systems, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility, and integration.
D. Cinnamon desktop environment
Cinnamon desktop environment is a modern, user-friendly graphical interface for Linux systems, known for its traditional desktop layout, customizability, and development by the Linux Mint project.
E. KDE Plasma desktop environment
KDE Plasma desktop environment is a highly customizable, feature-rich graphical workspace for Linux and other Unix-like systems, known for its modern design, extensive configuration options, and integration with the KDE software ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Unix-like desktop environment ⓘ desktop environment ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ
aimsFor	lightweight resource usage ⓘ modularity ⓘ speed ⓘ visual appeal ⓘ
architecture	modular ⓘ
component	Thunar ⓘ Xfwm4 ⓘ surface form: Xfwm Xfwm4 ⓘ xfce4-appfinder ⓘ xfce4-notifyd ⓘ Xfce self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: xfce4-panel xfce4-power-manager ⓘ xfce4-session ⓘ xfce4-settings ⓘ xfce4-taskmanager ⓘ xfce4-terminal ⓘ xfdesktop ⓘ
designGoal	be fast ⓘ be modular ⓘ be visually appealing ⓘ use minimal system resources ⓘ
developer	Xfce self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Xfce development team
feature	customizable panels ⓘ keyboard shortcuts configuration ⓘ notifications system ⓘ power management ⓘ session management ⓘ
fileManager	Thunar ⓘ
isAvailableOn	Arch Linux ⓘ Debian ⓘ Fedora Linux ⓘ surface form: Fedora FreeBSD ⓘ Manjaro ⓘ OpenBSD ⓘ Ubuntu ⓘ Xubuntu ⓘ
license	GNU General Public License ⓘ surface form: GPL GNU Lesser General Public License ⓘ surface form: LGPL
operatingSystem	BSD ⓘ Linux ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Python ⓘ
supports	accessibility features ⓘ compositing ⓘ desktop icons ⓘ internationalization ⓘ multiple workspaces ⓘ panel plugins ⓘ themes ⓘ
supportsDisplayServer	X11 ⓘ
targetUser	users of older hardware ⓘ users who prefer lightweight environments ⓘ
usesWidgetToolkit	GTK ⓘ GTK ⓘ surface form: GTK 3
website	https://www.xfce.org/ ⓘ
windowManager	Xfwm4 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Debian → hasDesktopEnvironmentOption → Xfce ⓘ

openSUSE → desktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Kali Linux → defaultDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Slackware → includesDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Manjaro → hasDefaultDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Linux Mint → supportedDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Linux Mint → hasEdition → Xfce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Linux Mint Xfce Edition

FreeBSD → supportsUserInterface → Xfce ⓘ

Xfce → developer → Xfce self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xfce development team

Xfce → component → Xfce self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: xfce4-panel

MX Linux → defaultDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Devuan → supportsDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

GTK → usedInDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Sabayon Linux → supportedDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Calculate Linux → hasEdition → Xfce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xfce edition

Calculate Linux → desktopEnvironmentOption → Xfce ⓘ

Xfwm4 → developer → Xfce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xfce Project

Xfwm4 → partOf → Xfce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xfce desktop environment

Xfwm4 → defaultWindowManagerFor → Xfce ⓘ

Xfwm4 → usedWith → Xfce ⓘ

this entity surface form: Xfce Panel

Nemo file manager → supportsDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

GhostBSD → supportedUserInterface → Xfce ⓘ

VectorLinux → defaultDesktopEnvironment → Xfce ⓘ

Zenwalk Linux → defaultUserInterface → Xfce ⓘ

X.Org Server → usedBy → Xfce ⓘ