Alt DE/WM for 4.2.3

Tried Plasma, but deleted and switched back to XFCE as it eats too much of the CPU on my machine. I’m not sure if it’s only for me or not, I got plasmashell spikes for 8-10% cpu each several seconds and 3-4% cpu spikes of kwin_x11 alone.
I’m aware wayland isn’t supported yet.
Please recommend something that is tested with 4,2,3

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I believe that i3 is the best choice right now: simple and nice, works on X, there are guides and community of qubes users. It has a future in wayland too, albeit indirectly via sway.

But actual best choice is XFCE, of course. There is nothing better than its combination of light weight, user-friendliness, and lack of meaningless visual appeal. The fact that it is supported by pretty much everything makes it practical to get accustomed to it too.

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