Xubuntu and Synaptic

mips13 · 03-27-2006, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by daacosta

Thank you, I already have all repositories uncommented and I now know how to install Xubuntu (read that wiki... Thanks!) Is it worth using Xubuntu? How have your experiences with it have been?

I have not used it so cannot comment. Wont hurt to try it out. There are other windows managers out there that you can try, fluxbox etc.

mcmillan · 03-29-2006, 03:21 PM

What people think of xfce is pretty individual I'd think. I'd recommend just installing it and seeing what you think.

porschemad911 · 03-30-2006, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daacosta

Does anybody here have experience with Xubuntu? I understand that I can simply install it using synaptic and then restart my box to choose it, am I right?

Xubuntu's nice enough, but it is a *lot* slower than an XFCE install on a Debian Sarge system.

ctkroeker · 04-06-2006, 02:27 PM

There is more information on this at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu .
You can do a server install and the install xfce and the programs you need or you can

Code:

~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install xfce4

which is what I did. I recommend the server install, but if you don't want to reinstall your whole operating system, you can try the latter.
another option that has already been mentioned is

Code:

~$ sudo apt-get update
~$ sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop