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Liri Desktop vs UKUI
When comparing Liri Desktop vs UKUI, the Slant community recommends UKUI for most people. In the question“What are the best UNIX-like Desktop Environments for everyday users?” UKUI is ranked 14th while Liri Desktop is ranked 15th.
Specs
LicenseGPLv3
Programming LanguageC++
Widget ToolkitQT
Compositor LibraryQtWayland
DecorationsSSD
Default Desktop EnvironmentLiri Desktop
Typestacking
LicenseGPL
Programming LanguageC
Widget ToolkitGTK
PriceFree
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Pros
Pro Build for Wayland
Pro Virtual machine support for VMware and QEMU
At the point of writing VirtualBox doesn't support Wayland yet.
Pro Great Look
It has a great look compared to other desktop environments and os
Pro Simplified MATE
Pro Nice feel
It's more like Windows 8 but besides that, it looks great.
Pro Stylish
Cons
Con Slower than Weston
This is true, however Weston is not designed to be a standalone desktop environment
Con looks like mobile os. Very buggy too
Con Not fully translated
Con UI isn't optimized for lower end pc/laptops
Super slow UI that could take 3-6 seconds to popup. Gnome was slow but UKUI was very sluggish in comparison.
Con Looks like Windows 8
It just looks like Windows 8.