An Xfce version of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring One is now available. Just like the KDE and GNOME versions of One, this is an installable live CD edition of Mandriva Linux 2008 Spring, but this time featuring Xfce as the desktop environment. As with the other One versions, three images are available, with different sets of languages on each.
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Choosing the Right Desktop Environment (or Window Manager)
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If you’re in a dilemma, just use this post which quickly describes some of the most popular (though not all) desktop environments and window managers. The desktop environments and WMs listed here can easily be downloaded from your distribution’s respective package management system (type “apt-get fluxbox” in your terminal to get fluxbox with apt, for instance).
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How to make the Windows Key on your keyboard open a panel menu in Gnome. Linked are also ways of accomplishing the same in KDE and Xfce.
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I`m going to list this out in the same order as my programs menu in xfce. I use my my computer mainly for business but also for some general web/multimedia stuff too.
Read more »Choosing an XFCE-based distro
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Choosing an XFCE-based distro is not an easy task, because not all the users are the same...As you can rarely stick the "one size fits all" label to a Linux distro, I don't even try to recommend one XFCE-enabled distro or another. I will just write down a few notes on a selective list of distributions.
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Teaching new Linux users that GNOME is not Ubuntu.
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I’m very happy to see that Ubuntu has been a major force in bringing Linux to the masses. Those users get a better desktop experience that they would likely have gotten using a different operating system, while also benefitting from the low cost and the better security Linux offers.
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Desktops and Windows Managers - Part 2 - XFCE
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XFCE is a light weight desktop environment designed to give you all the benefits of a full graphical desktop experience without all the extras.
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