XFCE4 Install under Dapper

[paul cooke]

On Monday 27 February 2006 12:40, Jani Monoses wrote:
> > Actually, XFCE4 is a meta package that will install enough components to
> > have a XFCE4 desktop, as mentioned though, XFCE4 is not in its prime
> > right now.
>
> xfce4 is no longer recommended, use xubuntu-desktop instead. Although
> for those wishing to use xfce4 without the rest of xubuntu apps I guess
> the former metapackage will need to be updated to reflect the current
> changes.
>

what are you on about?

xfce4 as a metapackage is great if you don't want the rest of your ubuntu 
being messed up by installing xubuntu-desktop.

For one thing, it doesn't mess up your spashscreen shown while loading.

for another,  you don't get the whole shebang of the rest of xfce4 being 
installed.

And another, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to upgrade or remove...

I, for one, prefer far smaller meta-packages.

xubuntu-desktop is what you use when you're ONLY having xfce on top of the 
core...

> Jani