free-bees.co.uk: Quick Look: Xubuntu Beta 2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 2, 2006

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“So far, we have had Ubuntu, Kubuntu and Edubuntu, covering
GNOME and KDE–the two major desktop environments. Now, for the
Dapper Drake release, XFCE is to be added to the mix in the form of
Xubuntu. Of course, XFCE has been installable before, but this is
the first time it gets its own special treatment.

“Using the wonders of QEMU, you can quickly try out the LiveCD,
although quickly might not be the right word if you haven’t stuck
kQEMU on the side. The single CD comes in at a nice, low
380MB…”

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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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