Installing Xfce on a machine running Unity 3D

[Liam Proven]

On 31 October 2011 01:13, Jim Byrnes <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 10/30/2011 06:34 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:07:22 -0500
>> Jim Byrnes<jf_byrnes at comcast.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> After trying Unity for awhile I just don't like it so I have been
>>> looking for a substitute.  I've seen people recommend  using Xfce  or
>>> running Xubuntu.  I ran Xubuntu in Virtual Box for awhile and like
>>> it. Before I wipe Unity from my laptop and installed Xubuntu I wanted
>>> to see what adding Xfce would do.  I had 11.10 running in Virtual Box
>>> so I installed the Xfce desktop in it.
>>>
>>> One of the first things I noticed was the Unity style scrollbars were
>>> being used by apps running on the Xfce desktop.  Since this style of
>>> scrollbar  is one of the bigger annoyances I find in Unity it looks
>>> like a reinstall is the best way for me to proceed.
>>>
>>> Is this normal behavior?  From what I read here I thought the two
>>> desktop systems were separate and distinct from each other.
>>>
>>> Regards, Jim
>>>
>> Why not just remove the offensive scrollbars?
>>  <sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar>
>>
>> Cybe R. Wizard
>
> I had read that they could be removed, but I was just surprised that a Unity
> feature would show up on an Xfce desktop. I thought that they were
> completely separate.  If I want to use Xfce I guess the cleanest route to go
> is just install Xunbutu.

GNOME, Unity and Xfce are all based on the GTK+ programming libraries.
So if Unity has applied a special theme to GTK, Xfce on the same
install will inherit it.

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