Smitten with Xfce 4
On another site I write for (a daily Linux article) I decided to do a series on alternative desktops. The first desktop I decided to cover was, oddly enough, Xfce. The first thing to do? Get to know Xfce. I did..and I was really impressed. If you’ve never experienced Xfce you might install and, without giving it much of a chance (like I originally did), you might say “Eh, so what? Big deal. It has a panel, some icons…it’s a just a typical Linux window manager.” Ah but you have let many things pass you by. First and foremost, it is not a window manager. Xfce 4 is a full-blown desktop environment. Xfce does have a window manager (xfwm) that can even be replaced if you like. But Xfce 4 is quite a bit more than that.
Let’s take a quick look at what Xfce 4 has to offer.
Features
Very lightweight (especially for a full-on desktop environment).
Panel with numerous plugins.
Session management.
Composite manager.
Autostart applications.
Numerous common applications.
Desktop menus.
Compiz and Emerald support.
and much, much more.
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