XFCE menu in

Kent Frazier kentfrazier at gmail.com
Tue Feb 1 17:14:36 UTC 2005


On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 11:44:42 +0000, Pybe <squalidstuff at gmail.com> wrote:
> 4.2 is available in the backports repo, or you can add the hoary
> universe/multiverse and install from there as well. There is info in the
> wikki on pinning etc.
> 
> The backports versions work extremely well for me.
> 
> HTH
> Pybe
> 
> 
> On Mon, 2005-01-31 at 17:22 -0500, Aaron Waite wrote:
> > Dan R. Hunt wrote:
> > > I installed xfce 3.8.18-2ubuntu1 from Synaptic on my Ubuntu 4.10
> > > (Warty Warthog) and almost every xfce package except the "*-dev"
> > > development files, mixer, toys, and the xfce4-trigger-launcher.
> > >
> > > I could build a menu item by item. Is a better way available?
> >
> > Hey Dan, just FYI, the XFCE that everyone is raving about these days is
> > version 4.2. I've seen a lot of people mention they installed XFCE via
> > Synaptic, but the version there is months (if not years) old. The
> > current version is a completely different beast.
> >
> > There are a few different install methods that work in Ubuntu. I
> > followed the steps here:
> >
> > http://www.os-works.com/view/debian/
> >
> > That website also has a unique installer that should work fine.
> >
> > Hopefully that will clear up the confusion about the packages in Synaptic.
> >
> > Aaron
> >
> -- 
> Pybe <squalidstuff at gmail.com>
> www.pybe.co.uk

Am I missing something?  I am running Hoary, and the newest version of
XFCE we have available is 4.0.5-1.  Does the backports repo actually
have 4.2?  I would be interested in getting it from them if so.

Kent.




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