I am currently using a Garuda Xfce on a Lenovo T480 laptop.
System:
Kernel: 6.12.19-1-lts arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1 clocksource: tsc
avail: acpi_pm parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-lts
root=UUID=8c7f54ca-199b-422c-8c18-84494c3fff8f rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet
resume=UUID=4b9834d1-7245-4d66-9099-911c44f1565f loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.1 tk: Gtk v: 3.24.48 wm: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 with: xfce4-panel
tools: xfce4-screensaver avail: xautolock vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.32.0 Distro: Garuda
base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20L50000UK v: ThinkPad T480 serial: <superuser required>
Chassis: type: 10 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 20L50000UK v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: <superuser required>
part-nu: LENOVO_MT_20L5_BU_Think_FM_ThinkPad T480 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO
v: N24ET75W (1.50 ) date: 10/30/2023
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 10.8 Wh (65.5%) condition: 16.5/24.0 Wh (68.9%) volts: 11.0 min: 11.5
model: LGC 01AV421 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: not charging cycles: 8
ID-2: BAT1 charge: 9.1 Wh (44.2%) condition: 20.6/23.9 Wh (86.0%) power: 7.8 W volts: 10.3
min: 11.4 model: LGC 01AV490 type: Li-poly serial: <filter> status: discharging cycles: 261
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-8250U bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake gen: core 8 level: v3
note: check built: 2017 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142) stepping: 0xA (10)
microcode: 0xF6
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 4 cores: 4 threads: 8 tpc: 2 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 900 min/max: 400/3400 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
cores: 1: 900 2: 900 3: 900 4: 900 5: 900 6: 900 7: 900 8: 900 bogomips: 28808
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T480 driver: i915 v: kernel
arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2,
HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:5917 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Bison SunplusIT Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-8:5 chip-ID: 5986:2113 class-ID: 0e02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.16 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.20.0 driver: X:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,intel,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 509x286mm (20.04x11.26") s-diag: 584mm (22.99")
Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: BOE Display 0x0791 built: 2017 res: mode: 1920x1080 hz: 60
scale: 100% (1) dpi: 158 gamma: 1.2 size: 309x173mm (12.17x6.81") diag: 354mm (13.9") ratio: 16:9
modes: 1920x1080
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.304 layers: 7 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: Intel UHD Graphics 620
(KBL GT2) driver: N/A device-ID: 8086:5917 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 19.1.7 256 bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
API: OpenGL Message: Unable to show GL data. glxinfo is missing.
Info: Tools: api: vulkaninfo de: xfce4-display-settings x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T480 driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_avs bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.19-1-lts status: kernel-api tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-V vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T480 driver: e1000e v: kernel port: N/A
bus-ID: 00:1f.6 chip-ID: 8086:15d8 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:24fd class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 14.87 GiB (6.2%)
SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Intel model: SSDPEKKF256G8L size: 238.47 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: L15P temp: 24.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 221.11 GiB size: 221.11 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.87 GiB (6.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%) used: 608 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 221.11 GiB size: 221.11 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.87 GiB (6.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 221.11 GiB size: 221.11 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.87 GiB (6.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 221.11 GiB size: 221.11 GiB (100.00%) used: 14.87 GiB (6.7%) fs: btrfs
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 15.51 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100 comp: zstd
avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 max-streams: 8 dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 17.07 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 16 GiB available: 15.51 GiB used: 3.35 GiB (21.6%)
Processes: 282 Power: uptime: 5h 11m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep avail: s2idle
wakeups: 2 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 6.19 GiB
services: upowerd,xfce4-power-manager Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical tool: systemctl
Packages: 1381 pm: pacman pkgs: 1370 libs: 425 tools: paru pm: flatpak pkgs: 11 Compilers:
gcc: 14.2.1 Client: shell wrapper v: 5.2.37-release inxi: 3.3.37
Garuda (2.7.2-1):
System install date: 2024-03-15
Last full system update: 2025-03-19 ↻
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper tlp NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
I’m wondering if you are going to create an ultra lightweight version of Garuda for old hardware, e.g. Enlightenment.
I am loving Xfce, but if Enlightenment would give me a bit more battery life I’d be delighted.
