<html><head></head><body>Why don't you remove the unwanted packages after installation? -- Diese Nachricht wurde von meinem Android Mobiltelefon mit GMX Mail gesendet. <div class="gmail_quote"> Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> schrieb:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif">On 02/08/2013 08:08 AM, theuteck@gmail.com wrote: > On Friday, February 08, 2013 09:40:06 AM Chris Green wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 11:13:51PM +0100, Marc Coevoet wrote: >>> On 07-02-13 22:40, Chris Green wrote: >>>> As per the subject is there a way to install a minimal xfce4 desktop >>>> without all the packages one gets by installing a 'standard' xubuntu? >>> >>> Do not install >>> >>> xubuntu-desktop, >>> >>> install just the >>> >>> xfce4 .. >>> >>> files. >>> >>> <a href="http://xwinman.org">http://xwinman.org</a>/ >>> (just like fluxbox versus lubuntu ..) >> >> Yes, but I need the login screen etc. installed as well don't I? Just >> installing a window manager will assume that the login is already there. > > Then install a login screen as well, apt-get install lightdm (or gdm) > or login at the command line and type startx :) If he had first installed gnome, then XFCE will show up as an option to chose during the regular login. No need to install another login thingie. That's how I've done it. Ric -- My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. <a href="http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html">http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html</a> -- xubuntu-users mailing list xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </pre></blockquote></div></body></html>