Installing Xfce on a machine running Unity 3D

[Cybe R. Wizard]

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
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