The Linux Box: The Little Desktop That Could | Linux Today

The Linux Box: The Little Desktop That Could

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 30, 2004

“Are you tired of bloated desktop environments with three
integrated text editors (none of which include your beloved
Xemacs)?

“Do those lightweight window managers end up sucking because
they won’t provide a half decent file manager?

“I have been mixing and matching pieces and I have found the
solution, a customized XFce desktop…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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