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SpecsUpdate
Licensemainly GPL
Programming Languagemostly C
Widget ToolkitGTK
Available On*nix (GNOME)
Pros
Pro Very stable
It continues running smoothly over extended periods of time. Applications that used to crash in GNOME Shell(Skype for Linux, Wire, Firefox) give absolutely no problems here.
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Cons
Con Very hard to install
Installing in distros that are not Ubuntu-based can be hard.
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Recommendations
Budgie
a year ago
Con
Sometimes buggyCon
Still in developmentCon
Does not properly support multi monitorCon
Less lightweight than you would expectCon
Not a desktop environmentCon
Issues with proprietary drivers and MutterCon
Very hard to installCon
Lacks some basic featuresCon
Has not switched to Qt as promisedCon
Just another GNOME-shell alternativeBudgie
Recommended 5 years ago
Pro
User-friendlyCon
Still in developmentCon
Less lightweight than you would expectPro
Built from scratch, but integrates into current technologiesPro
It's minimal and gorgeousPro
It's maintained by a dedicated bunch of folks with an eye for detailPro
Modern designPro
Modern designPro
Many large distros support it out of the boxPro
Windows users will feel at homePro
Windows users will feel at home.Pro
Built from scratch and integrates into current technolgiesPro
Available from a PPA for UbuntuCon
Lacks some basic features