[xubuntu-users] Unity desktop & the future of Xubuntu

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:36:07 -0600
Chuck Bearden <cfbearden at gmail.com> wrote:

> This article
> 
>   <http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/71717.html>
> 
> suggests that as of Ubuntu 11.04, desktop environments other than
> Unity won't be an option, though it's hard to be sure exactly what is
> being claimed.
> 
> Does anyone here know if xfce will be part of the Ubuntu distribution
> after 11.04? Will I have the option of running an xfce4-based desktop?
> 
> Thanks,
> Chuck
> 

Unity is a shell used with Gnome. It is not planned at this time for
compatibility with Xfce, which is the Xubuntu desktop environment.
Since the Unity developers are not planning to completely replace Gnome
at this time there are no plans to take Xubuntu away from Ubuntu. 

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Charlie Kravetz 
Xubuntu Interim Project Lead
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