I have just installed Xubuntu 23.04 (minimal edition) and removed the snaps. I forgot how fast and nice Xfce actually is. I really like using it, coming from a window manager and Arch. The only downside that I found is the Ubuntu repos; yes, they have most stuff but they’re just old (even on 23.04). I hope I won’t feel the need to distro-hop anymore. I just wanted to share my positive experience with yall because I don’t think Xubuntu gets any attention. :D
I started using Xfce out of necessity, where Ubuntu with Gnome would take 5~10 minutes to boot up on my old computer, while Xubuntu and Mint Xfce would take no more than 1 minute and 20 seconds (this being in the past 1~2 years).
Now that I finally got a new computer (the old one was working overtime, poor thing), despite being a big leap, I still see myself installing Xfce systems out of habit (but hey, at least optimization is a good habit to have =D ).