Installing Xfce on a machine running Unity 3D

[Jim Byrnes]

On 10/30/2011 10:48 PM, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:13:40 -0500
> 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.
>>
>> Thanks,  Jim
>>
> Only if you want to bring in all the preferred Xubuntu programs.  I
> installed XFCE4 by itself, let it bring in only its own requirements
> and am very happily using my standard mix of programs no matter who
> wants me to use what.  Same with LXDE instead of Lubuntu.  It, also,
> brings in the Lubuntu team's set programs which mimic the Ubuntu
> choices but don't really replace them.  Just LXDE (or XFCE4) and its own
> dependencies is a lot easier on the old hard drive space, too.
>
> Cybe R. Wizard

OK, thanks for clearing that up.  I think I will play with it on VBox a 
bit more before I commit to changing the laptop one way or the other.

Regards,  Jim