Xfce vs 404 Not Found

Xfce lands on Worth it, and 404 Not Found lands on Skip.

Xfce

xfce.org

Analyzed September 26, 2026

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you run modest or aging hardware and want a fast, stable, free Linux desktop . that is exactly what Xfce delivers.

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404 Not Found

mate-desktop.org

Analyzed September 30, 2026

Skip

Confidence: Low

Nobody should buy from this page . it returns 404 Not Found and the vendor's own security page is dead too, so usable evidence is thin (low confidence).

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Xfce versus 404 Not Found
Compare	Xfce	404 Not Found
Verdict	Worth it	Skip
Who it's not for	Users wanting maximum features . some leave for KDE	Anyone shopping for software . page returns 404
Privacy	Active CVE history including one high-severity RCE; fixes ship upstream, and no dedicated advisory team is confirmed in sources.^⁶	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹³
Support quality	Community forums only, no vendor	No support info; site unreachable
Public sentiment	Users consistently praise Xfce's speed, lightness, and stability; a minority leave for KDE's richer feature set.^²	No user reviews of this product were found; review search results reference an unrelated Bollywood film and generic HTTP 404 error guides.
Biggest gotcha	Support is community forums only . no vendor SLA exists¹⁴	Site is dead (404): no pricing, support, or security info verifiable today¹³

Pick Xfce when

Old or low-RAM hardware
Lightweight, no-nonsense desktops
Stability-focused daily drivers
Privacy-conscious small offices

When Xfce is not a fit

Users wanting maximum features . some leave for KDE
Anyone needing a vendor SLA or paid support
People wanting polished Wayland today

When 404 Not Found is not a fit

Anyone shopping for software . page returns 404
Buyers doing vendor due diligence . security page also 404s
Guess: Enterprises needing vendor-backed desktop support

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Xfce homepagexfce.org
official
Xfce Products | G2 Reviewsg2.com
review
I used Xfce for weeks, but I'm going back to KDEhowtogeek.com
review
Linux Mint 20 Ulyana Xfce . Not quite therededoimedo.com
review
Linux at the Office (Xfce on 512 MB RAM)bluefoxconsultant.com
review
CVE-2022-32278: Xfce Exo RCEsentinelone.com
security
CVE-2018-18398 (Thunar) . NVDnvd.nist.gov
security
Xfce on Open Collectiveopencollective.com
news
Xfwl4 Wayland compositor in developmentdaily.dev
news
Why I like Xfce . Redditreddit.com
review
Estimating total Xfce usersalexxcons.github.io
review
What is XFCEmvps.net
news
Product security page (returns 404 Not Found)mate-desktop.org
official
reddit.comreddit.com
review