I have been experimenting with making my own custom netbook desktop using the Xfce Desktop Environment. Xfce is supposed to be small and fast, which fits the bill nicely for a netbook; if I can work ...

There's a Linux desktop environment for everyone. Windows users will feel right at home with several DEs. All of these desktop environments are free. Have you found yourself itching to walk away from ...

Before I began my desktop Linux journey, I feared the command line. Now I'm learning to embrace it as a fast, flexible tool that grants you the power to accomplish exactly what you want to do with ...

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Choice is one of the best parts of the desktop Linux world, where there’s a distribution to suit virtually every taste and purpose. The same goes for Linux desktops, in fact. GNOME, Unity, and KDE may ...

<B>Background</B><BR><BR>Quick version - installed xubuntu on a coworkers old laptop and it piqued my interest.<BR><BR>Installed the xubuntu desktop (xfce) on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation.

Although often classed as light-weight, Xfce qualifies as a medium weight amongst the Linux front ends. It's heavier than, say, LXDE or Window Maker but it uses less resources than KDE or Gnome.

The latest incarnation of the XFCE desktop proves once again that when you delve into the wonders of the Linux OS, something old definitely becomes something new again. The Linux Mint 13 team has ...