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When comparing Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) vs UKUI, the Slant community recommends Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop environments?” Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) is ranked 11th while UKUI is ranked 19th. The most important reason people chose Raspberry Pi Desktop (aka PIXEL) is:
Based on LXDE it is extremely lightweight.
Specs
LicenseGPL
Programming LanguageC
Widget ToolkitGTK
LicenseGPL
Programming LanguageC
Widget ToolkitGTK
PriceFree
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Pros
Pro Extremely lightweight
Based on LXDE it is extremely lightweight.
Pro Limited customization
Most of the configuration options are hidden in this environment.
Pro Focuses on Features
Pro Simplified MATE
Pro Nice feel
It's more like Windows 8 but besides that, it looks great.
Pro Stylish
Cons
Con Ugly UX
Con Only available for Debian and Raspbian
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.