So I should post something to keep this group alive. Um...
How does everyone like XFCE?
Prefer it for remote GUI, i.e. through xrdp or similar.
I never used that. Could never get it working. Not sure why. I always just used SSH with X forwarding if I really needed a remote GUI (which I never really do, for my servers).
@alxa Right, I use SSH with X forwarding as often as possible too but in a mixed environment xrdp can be convenient. Session management can be an issue, though.