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)?
It appears to be maintained, which is a point in its favour.
You could send them a message on their mailing list and ask the question.
It’s good that it looks to be still maintained, but I imagine their resources are limited with so little market share and it doesn’t look like they have the resources to switch to Wayland (which I assume is more secure).
I’m not sure my noob questions are worthy of asking the devs directly.
That might be true. They have a Mastodon too https://floss.social/@tde
There are no stupid questions and the attitude of any response would be a good way to judge if using the DE is worth your time.
I started writing out a question, but I realized I need a better understanding of what an insecure desktop environment even means first.