XFCE4 Install under Dapper

[Matt Price]

On Tue, Feb 28, 2006 at 09:10:49PM +0000, paul cooke wrote:
> On Monday 27 February 2006 12:40, Jani Monoses wrote:
> > > Actually, XFCE4 is a meta package that will install enough components to
> > > have a XFCE4 desktop, as mentioned though, XFCE4 is not in its prime
> > > right now.
> >
> > xfce4 is no longer recommended, use xubuntu-desktop instead. Although
> > for those wishing to use xfce4 without the rest of xubuntu apps I guess
> > the former metapackage will need to be updated to reflect the current
> > changes.
> >
> 
> what are you on about?
> 
> xfce4 as a metapackage is great if you don't want the rest of your ubuntu 
> being messed up by installing xubuntu-desktop.

I htink Jani is referring to the state of xfce4 in dapper (NOT
Breezy), where the whole xfce suite is undergoing massive changes at
the moment, and is hence unstable.  Jani himself is doing most of that
work.  So probably it makes sense to follow his advice (or use breezy,
or just waittill things settle down a bit in dapper).  

Matt

> 
> For one thing, it doesn't mess up your spashscreen shown while loading.
> 
> for another,  you don't get the whole shebang of the rest of xfce4 being 
> installed.
> 
> And another, it makes it a heck of a lot easier to upgrade or remove...
> 
> I, for one, prefer far smaller meta-packages.
> 
> xubuntu-desktop is what you use when you're ONLY having xfce on top of the 
> core...
> 
> > Jani
> 

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