howto install xubuntu over ubuntu

Graham Watkins shellycat.gw at ntlworld.com
Mon Nov 5 07:31:21 UTC 2007


glenn opdycke-hansen wrote:
> I had installed ubuntu destop (7.10) on an older dell laptop.
> I would like to switch to xubuntu, in order to get some performance back.
>
> I noticed the following link
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingXubuntu
>
> mentioned executing the command:
> sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop
>
> Will that take care of it?
> Is there more that is needed?
>
> Thanks,
> -glenn
I just added the XFCE desktop to an existing Ubuntu installation. Unless 
anyone knows different, I can't see any reason to do anything more drastic.

Cheers,

Graham




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