So, a while back I installed Xfce with Chicago95, but was disappointed. Xfce just doesn’t vibe with me, and a strict emulation of Windows95 is not really what I wanted, I just wanted something that “felt” that classic.
So I was gonna give up and just use KDE, until I saw TDE. I think TDE is probably what I’m looking for but I’m concerned about using anything so minor because security.
It TDE secure (for personal use)?
Can a DE even be insecure, or are they all generally as secure as each-other as long as you follow the rules (trustworthy software, closed firewall, install patches fast, and disaster recovery plans)?
What vulnerabilities can a desktop environment even have (edit)?
-nolistenis an actual option passed to the X server—your distro may do so by default—to work around a known security issue in some versions. I admit I’d have to look up the details, as it’s been a couple of years since that issue was reported. Recent X versions almost certainly have a patch.I’d be kinda shocked if in, in 2025, any download of a DE opened X org up to remote connections by default. But I will double check.