Just did a test install of 4412 ROME XFCE. A very minimal install. Installed with Ventoy. The installer worked as intended. I had the installer wipe the SSD and then start installing.
Out of the box, so to speak, the Super key doesn’t open the application menu on the taskbar. The user has to configure this if desired. An XFCE default? Probably. The NumLock key is always off at boot on an ASUS K55A. But there is a setting to reconfigure the keyboard for ASUS laptop, enabling the functioning of the NumLock key. Now how does the user force it to be on when the desktop starts, like in Plasma 6?
Activating Numlock on bootup XFCE
Dnfdrake was not installed. Neither was Flatdrake. Easy enough to install from the repositories using the terminal.
I tried to play a video file. The Parole Media Player gave me a green screen. Easy fix. Install a different media player.
Video output to the HDMI port works as intended.
Both Ethernet and Wi-Fi worked. As did the web browser, Firefox. Thunar was able to access my Samba share on my other computer.
Like in Gnome, XFCE found my printer, that old Samsung. Try to print a test page and it failed to print. Exact same error as above with Gnome. This is bugging me, mostly because it should not be happening if Plasma 6 is able to get it right the first time.
I go into http://localhost:631/ and delete the printer. Then start over, only this time in the browser, creating the printer manually. When I did this, I noticed two drivers for the same model printer. Trying the second driver named ‘SPLIX’ instead of ‘foomatic’ solved the problem. I suspect the same was happening with Gnome earlier today. The wrong driver was being used.