Iandriva has added a desktop called LXDE Ilxde.orgl Ixde) to its list of available DEs (desktop environments). This one feels a lot snappier compared to both KDE4 and G 0l\'IE. And the best part is, it doesn't look as crippled as the other less-resource hungry DEs make you feel. The only downside is that the desJ.."top is not included in the DVD by default, and you need to install it from their online repositories.

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Another alternative is XFCE, packages for which are present in the DVD, for anyone looking for less resource hungry DE alternatives. However, it'd have been better if the l\'Iandriva team included LXDE as well, which scores much higher in terms of usability compared to XFCE. I'd strongly recommend you all try it out.