“I don’t spend much time, or give much love to the other Linux
desktops here on Ghacks. Well that’s going to change. In the next
few weeks I am going to focus on some of the “other” window
managers…not just “introductory” articles, but usability
articles and more.“I am going to start by showing how to install and start using
Xfce 4. I have already introduced this lightweight window manager
way back in my article “Get to know Linux: Xfce 4″. That article
only skimmed the surface of a window manager that is only barely
shy in the feature listing of either GNOME or KDE, and requires
much less in the resources category. Let’s take a look at how to
get it up and running and how to begin using this desktop”
Installing and using Xfce 4
By
Jack Wallen
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