XFCE

Last updated: 2024, Mon Jun 3rd at 13:13 CDT

A good lightweight desktop, XFCE is focused on being fast and responsive. It is modular, user-friendly, and visually appealing. It can appear to be fairly plain and dated by default but because it can look very modern once customized. Official Site

To Install: #

Preferred method

In most cases, the preferred method is to install Xfce during the distro setup.

sudo pacman -Su xfce4 xfce4-goodies

sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop

sudo apt install xfce4 xfce4-goodies

sudo dnf group install "Xfce"

sudo zypper in -t pattern xfce

Essentials #

If you don’t have a display manager, LightDM or Greetd is suggested.

Software #

Available #

• xfce4-appfinder Application Finder
• Thunar File Manager
• xfce4-power-manager Power Manager
• xfce4-session Session manager
• xfce4-settings Settings Manager
• xfwm4 Window Manager
• Catfish File Search Utility
• Ristretto Image Viewer
• Parole Media player
• xfmpc Graphical Music Player Daemon (MPD) client
• xfce4-screensaver Screensaver Utility
• xfce4-screenshooter Screenshot application
• Task Manager Task manager
• xfce4-terminal Terminal Emulator
• Mousepad Text Editor

There are more apps and plugins can be found on the official documentation site.