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Xfce4 Installation

Please note that this page will soon undergo reconstruction to offer more indepth help

Before reading;

• it command is install that installs packages from binary repository with all dependencies
• -d is the parameter that means debug. It lets us see debug output.
• -c is the paramater that means component. It installs all packages from the component

Adding Repository

Firstly, add the contrib repository. Look here for instructions.

Installation

Method One

Method Two

To install Xfce4, we must install all of the Xfce packages and their dependencies. This can be achieved through two methods. The first method involves using the Pardus Package Manager. Open up the Pardus Package Manager and proceed to select all of the packages from the XFCE category, followed by selecting the install button. This will install Xfce4 and any subsequent dependencies that may be.

Alternatively open a console (Konsole) and enter

To install Xfce4, you need to get all packages of desktop.xfce4 component. You can do that by installing all packages from the XFCE category you see when you open the PISI package manager or by entering in console:

sudo pisi it -c desktop.xfce4 -d

Xfce is installed but we should do some configuration changes.

Configuration

You need to build the kdmtheme application and change the login theme in order to see the Xfce4 option.

Type in console:

sudo pisi it kdmtheme -d

Configure it by writing:

sudo kcmshell kdmtheme

Please select another login theme and press OK

After that, we should move ".gtkrc-2.0" file to the home directory.Type:

mv ~/.gtkrc-2.0 ~/.gtkrc-2.0.backup

Xfce is ready! Please, shutdown the session and select the Xfce option from the start screen and then login ;)

Additional reccomended software

• Pidgin
• Gajim
• Quod Libet
• Gcolor2
• Galculator
• Thuderbird