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guido
Hi everyone.
I’m new to antix and was wondering how do you install xfce?
Distrowatch says antix is available with xfce but the iso’s only have 4 DE’s and xfce is not one of them.
Thanksbetman
Hello, guido!
You could’ve easily found the way just by searching for ‘xfce’. But, anyways, here are the steps:
1. Fire up terminal
2. Typesudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install xfce4
This will install XFCE on your PC.
3. Restart
At the login window you’ll need to choose XFCE by pressing F1, and you’re good to go.
For some more functionalities you may run the following in your terminal
apt-get install xfce4-goodies
Do this only after installing XFCE.
Let us know how it goes.
caprea
You can also use the package-installer
control-centre –> system –> package installer –> DesktopEnvironmentThere’s an Xfce4-lite offered besides Xfce4.
Anonymous
I’m new to antix and was wondering how do you install xfce?
Out of personal interest, why would you like to change the WM/DE instead of simply using a distribution which brings that WM/DE by default?
By simply installing XFCE, job is not over but, it starts and it takes ‘some knowledge’ to make it pretty/usable.
You say you’re new to antiX … are you new to Linux in general too?
seaken64
I share noClue’s curiosity. Are you already an XFCE user? If so, have you looked at MX? Have you tried the IceWM window manager in antiX? Personally, I find IceWM quite comfortable. And all the antiX updates and upgrades manage the IceWM menus for you. It’s all nicely done.
Seaken64
eriefisher
Antix does a real nice job with the environments it provides. The system as a whole is well integrated and works smoothly. Always has for me. With that being said I have used antix as my only OS since it was based on the “brown” OS. I have used and enjoyed what was offered and also contributed to it to push it along. One of the first things I do with a new install is add xfce4. It’s just my preferred environment. I find it easily and highly configurable without sacrificing resources. I just like the way it works. It has moved along slowly over the years but that keeps it stable.
What I normally do is start with “base” and build from there only installing what I want/need. Keep the frills to a minimum. Xfce has pretty much everything you will need built right in and is easily found and configured. What I would have liked to do and maybe still do it one day is to be built on disc. Start with a minimal boot disc and once booted a script would walk you through the install building from source to your specific hardware. If done right you would end up with a install that maximizes your resources and working smooth instead of using generalized packages that will run across several hardware platforms.
Enjoy xfce,
eriefisher
I experimented a few weeks ago with installing Xfce. But I started with Core. I wonder if it is the same results when starting from Base. Anyway, the Xfce seemed pretty plain when compared to the IceWM I had already been used to. I’ve installed Debian Xfce and it was the same. I’m not experienced enough to setup the desktop and menus to look as nice as MX or even antiX with IceWM.
And I like that when I install a program in antiX it ends up on the menu. I had a hard time with that in Debian Xfce (and also with LXDE). I struggle to set up the menu’s by myself. At least for now. As I get better at editing the menu config files it may become less of an issue for me. For now, I’m relying on antiX and MX developers to set up the menus.
Seaken64
eriefisher
Yes you are correct, the vanilla install of xfce is pretty blah by default. It’s pretty easy to configure with settings manager. Just about everything is changeable/configurable/addable?/removable/movable in xfce. It wouldn’t make much difference starting with base or core. You would just have more stuff outside xfce with one over the other. Even the pager windows will use different backgrounds setup on different desktops. Xfce fits nicely between window managers and desktop environments. A little more than one and a little less than the other.
eriefisher
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