Xfce: The Missing Manual Documentation
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1. Figure 5 2 Search and find the terminal application 5 1 Linux 13 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 Terminal apt get install xfce4 xfce4 goodies Figure 5 3 Enter the command to install Xfce 14 Chapter 5 How to install Xfce Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 Terminal simula67 Ubuntu Xfce G 1 0 libunique 1 0 e4ui 1 6 lib e4util cegui4 4 Libx nf 6 2 1 icon theme thunar thunar archive f thunar me tags plugin thunar volman tumbler tumt xfburn ce keyboard shortcuts C ppfinder xfce4 twork T battery plugi pugraph plugin N xfce4 1 xfce4 goodtes E in xfce4 r lugin note E plugin xfce4 4 panel plugin E power manager xf d 4 eenshooter U n e4 j amp smartbookmark pl in temloz i ce 4 xf 4 Y 1 xf n gtn x eat d 1 xfconf xfdesktop4 jJesktop4 data xfwn4 xscreensaver upgraded 93 newly stalled to remove and 262 no e E j archives m After eratio additional c ace ffi ch ub tu com ubuntu prec 5 all 6 7ubuntul 6 11 1 desktop base 4 473 kB 6 497 kB 69 41 6 S 14min 46s 2 L y Figure 5 4 Downloading and installing Xfce 5 1 Linux 15 Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 simula67 Ubuntu Xfce Ubuntu xfce4 xfce4 goodies ding pack mation Done n ugin xfce4 xfappl thunar thumbnail parole The remove not upg Need space will Af2. wf Applications Menu Ex 14 14 Bm Figure 5 9 Xfce Desktop 20 Chapter 5 How to install Xfce CHAPTER 6 Components of Xfce Following are the most important components of Xfce and a short description of what is possible with them 6 1 Xfce4 Settings Manager Xfce Settings Manager xfce4 settings manager is the central point from where you can configure your whole Xfce installation Please be mindful to take a look under Appearence Style Xfce Theme Icons Fonts Keyboard Application Shortcuts e Window Manager gt Style Window Manager Tweaks 6 2 Xfce Panel Xfce Panel xfce4 panel is the panel application for Xfce You can configure the Xfce panels using the following command 4 1 preferences You can also find the panel preferences at Xfce Settings Manager gt Panel Alternatively you can also find panel preferences from Right Clicking on an existing panel and choosing Panel gt Panel Preferences 6 3 Xfdesktop Xfdesktop xfdesktop manages your desktop It displays your wallpapers files and folders on your Desktop folder helps you copy and paste the file to and from your Desktop to other locations using your File Manager etc 21 Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 Window Buttons Properties gt Move me Remove 1 sp Add New Items amp Figure 6 1 Another way to find panel preferen
3. get those right trade offs that help you work effectively on your computer This is actually where Xfce excells at and there are only a few environments out there that help you get them exactly right Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 8 Chapter 3 What is your point CHAPTER 4 Caveats of this document First of all this documentation is not in any way assosciated to the Xfce project This is unofficial documentation Hence it may contain factual inaccuracies outdated information and or philosophical differences from Xfce and assosciated projects Therefore you should consult official documentation when in doubt Secondly since there are a variety of configurations and environments to run Xfce on this documentation will be based on Ubuntu 12 04 LTS installation of stock Xfce Although the concepts explained here may be valid for other environments it may also not be Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 10 Chapier 4 Caveats of this document CHAPTER 5 How to install Xfce Well it depends on your system Xfce is available on a plethora of Operating Systems including 5 1 Linux Linux needs no introduction It is the most popular Unix based Operating System out there Following are descriptions about installing Xfce on some of the major Linux Distributions 5 1 1 Ubuntu To test out Xfce in Ubuntu you can use Xubuntu Alternatively you can download Ubuntu fr
4. Release 0 1 2 Contents CHAPTER 1 What is Xfce Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment built for simplicity and efficiency Xfce takes up far less space than other desktop environments such as KDE GNOME Unity etc and is very responsive Xfce philosophy is to get out of your way and let you complete your work efficiently and easily Xfce project has a high emphasis on stability meaning that core functionality does not change frequently causing you to re learn your workflow Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 4 Chapter 1 What is Xfce CHAPTER 2 Why not use other lightweight environments You can It is all about choice There are a variety of reasons to use Xfce 1 Familiar windows and other User Interface widgets 2 Xfce is fairly powerful despite being simple 3 Xfce evolves slowly with bug fixes taking priority over feature addition and bloat 4 Xfce is free open source and user friendly Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 6 Chapter 2 Why not use other lightweight environments CHAPTER 3 What is your point Since Xfce is a fairly simple environment to set up many folks do this on their own There are some who use pre configured environments such as Xubuntu While this is a very valid choice it is recommended that you set up your environment yourself There may be different aspects of your system you care about and it is useful to
5. Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 Joji Antony September 11 2014 Contents 1 What is Xfce 3 2 Why not use other lightweight environments 5 3 What is your point 7 4 Caveats of this document 9 5 How to install Xfce 11 Sub MEINIR Re a 11 3 2 Instalhng Xfce on FreeBSD xo Oe dade A wae ea ea Ee n 18 3 3 Installing Xfce on NetBSD e i e Be SE hw RA a eve 18 6 Components of Xfce 21 6 XfcedSetings Manager s sois o RR pd Rt RE SRS OS Se OX Re ECSOEOROR 4 21 62 XfcePan l eer cick ode Bebe eee peti ba ewe bed bale eh a BS 21 Oni p M Bee OE Ae ee A ee ee ee Ae 21 Od KINDA luu dod US Be RES EY de ems eS ew uei s 22 60 5 JDh nar s e Rege ecc ye UR OS Sec poe LAGU UR SPUR GO RU ANDRE 22 7 Some goodies available with Xfce 23 Ta Xfce Terminal Bmulator a ces moo NEU RIP ae Se X RE ES NUR ede 23 7 2 Mousepad iix edhe died be eed SES RO E HES we DOS See Xr Y A EE 23 8 Using your keyboard shortcuts wisely 25 9 Scrolling 27 10 Indices and tables 29 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 This is an unofficial user manual for Xfce the lightweight desktop environment This document is not meant to be comprehensive and only attempts to cover the basics to get you up and running Contents Contents 1 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation
6. ces 6 4 Xfwm4 Xfwm4 xfmw4 manages your windows This application is what is usually called a Window Manager Window Man agers decorate your windows with close minimize restore buttons provides title icons and decides which windows should recieve focus based on your actions amongst many other things This is why it is important to choose a proper theme for xfwm4 also on top of standard Xfce theme if you plan to use Xfce This can be done inside Xfce Settings Manager Window Manager gt Style 6 5 Thunar Thunar thunar is the file manager written for Xfce File Managers help you organize your files transfer files between your computer and other devices like Pen Drive and helps you preview and easily copy also helps you perform a variety of custom actions 22 Chapter 6 Components of Xfce CHAPTER 7 Some goodies available with Xfce Along with Xfce core the developers have also prepared a number of utility software to go with Xfce under another project called xfce4 goodies 7 1 Xfce Terminal Emulator Xfce Terminal Emulator xfce4 terminal is the Xfce version of the terminal emulators available for other desktop environments A terminal emulator is a small program inside which your shell such as bash zsh etc runs You can use any terminal emulator of your choice with Xfce however Xfce Terminal is very lightweight and very responsive This means you can open tabs very easily switch between open tabs and o
7. d 12 46 PM a Figure 9 1 Scrolling at Workspace Switcher switches between workspaces 27 Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 Ja Google lt Usage Xfce Docs x Ki Facebook x iS O www google com You Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Calendar Scroll here to switch between open tabs Figure 9 2 Scrolling at Tabs List inside Google Chrome switches between different open tabs lt Document Viewer FileZilla le Image Viewer Document Viewer Go Bookmarks Help Scroll here to switch between open windows Figure 9 3 Scrolling at Task List switches between different different open windows 28 Chapter 9 Scrolling CHAPTER 10 Indices and tables genindex modindex search 29
8. om Ubuntu com and type the following command into terminal sudo apt get install xubuntu desktop If you want to use stock Xfce which is highly recommended you can use the following description Installing Xfce on Ubuntu 12 04 LTS involves three main steps 1 Opening up terminal Click on the dash icon Now search for the terminal software Click on the terminal icon to open the terminal application 2 Entering the command to install Xfce Once the terminal application opens up you need to enter the following command to install Xfce sudo apt get install xfce4 xfce4 goodies You may be prompted to enter your pasword and authenticate your install You will need to be connected to the Internet to begin the installation Once you authenticate Ubuntu will begin downloading and installing Xfce on your computer On Ubuntu 12 04 LTS you may be prompted to answer a question about hddtemp during installation Please do not worry about this and press ENTER to select the default No option 3 Logging out selecting and logging into Xfce Now if you want to use your brand new Xfce installation please log out Click on the Ubuntu icon 11 Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 Ubuntu Desktop Dash home Figure 5 1 Click on the dash icon 12 Chapter 5 How to install Xfce Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 terminal lli Applications mr 5 7
9. pen large number of terminals in the blink of an eye It is so fast and flexible that you will no longer need applications like GNU Screen 7 2 Mousepad Mousepad mousepad is an Xfce implementation of Windows Notepad This will be very useful for temporarily saving small fragments of text opening files quickly for previews or writing large amounts of text 23 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 24 Chapter 7 Some goodies available with Xfce CHAPTER 8 Using your keyboard shortcuts wisely Xfce provides you with an easy to use way to manage your keyboard shortcuts You should take full advantage of this to accomplish your common chores quickly For example it is very easy to set up your Super Windows key to start a terminal so that you can quickly start typing in your commands Another common use for keyboard shortcuts is to use your media keys to control your media players For example you can bind your Media PLAY button to this command rhythmbox client play paus This would mean that you can use your Media PLAY button to PLAY PAUSE your music from Rhythmbox 25 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1 26 Chapter 8 Using your keyboard shortcuts wisely CHAPTER 9 Scrolling Mouse scrolling is another useful feature in Xfce In Xfce scrolling is largely context based That is what a scroll does depends on where the mouse cursor is currently positione
10. ter itional Selecting package x e and dir D 5 current eadin T Unpacking e ves xfce4 4 all deb Selecting previously packing x g up xfce4 4 xfce4 go 7 package xfce4 1 goodi 2_and64 deb La 67 Ubuntu Figure 5 5 Logout 16 Chapter 5 How to install Xfce Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 z11PmM 5 Joji Antony Guest Session Figure 5 6 Click on Ubuntu Icon 5 1 Linux 17 Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 Click on Xfce Session Figure 5 7 Click on Xfce Session Icon Enter your password and log into Xfce When logging in select Use Default Configuration to get the standard Xfce desktop Voila You have entered the default Xfce desktop Warning Do not worry about the somewhat unnerving look of the default install We will be looking into it in a few minutes By default the Xfce installation in Ubuntu has a nasty bug causing it to fall back on default GTK3 theme You can work around it by entering the following command into terminal cp fdr usr share themes Radiance gtk 3 0 config gtk 3 0 5 1 2 Fedora 5 2 Installing Xfce on FreeBSD 5 3 Installing Xfce on NetBSD 18 Chapter 5 How to install Xfce Xfce The Missing Manual Documeniation Release 0 1 Joji Antony Guest Session Figure 5 8 Log into Xfce 5 3 Installing Xfce on NetBSD 19 Xfce The Missing Manual Documentation Release 0 1
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