The Desktop Environments listed here are not as widespread or mature as the desktop environments discussed above, but they are all considerably lightweight, some smaller than XFCE as well. This is mostly because a lack of bundled software, but that is not really a problem as most people would want to choose the software for their needs according to individual requirements and preferences. Etiole is a desktop environment that stands out in terms of customisability. It does not take anything for granted, and you can represent almost anything you want on the desktop in your own way.

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While being minimal and simplistic, Etiole allows for a very high level of customisability. Enlightenment is another pretty boy desktop environment, also lightweight, used as a default in 'the OpenGEU distro. Unique features include grouping windows together to perform the same operations on them (you can resize your browser, your word processor and your chat client at the same time) and the ability to strip windows of borders and buttons. Blackbox is a large, open desktop environment, with emphasis on being lightweight. Fluxxbox and Openbox are derivatives of Blackbox. Ion is the geek's desktop environment, allowing for efficient navigation for the keyboard warrior. Ion is also very light weight, minimal (there is no start menu by default) and blocky.