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   * **[[faq#General Questions|General Questions]]**   * **[[faq#General Questions|General Questions]]**
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   * **[[faq#Themes|Themes & Artwork]]**   * **[[faq#Themes|Themes & Artwork]]**
     * [[faq#The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" settings dialog|The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" settings dialog]]     * [[faq#The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" settings dialog|The gtk-xfce-engine themes do not appear in the "user interface" settings dialog]]
-    * [[faq#How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment|How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment/install themes?]]+    * [[faq#How can I install new themes|How can install new themes?]]
     * [[faq#Where can I find additional backgrounds and wallpapers for my desktop?|Where can I find additional backgrounds and wallpapers for my desktop?]]     * [[faq#Where can I find additional backgrounds and wallpapers for my desktop?|Where can I find additional backgrounds and wallpapers for my desktop?]]
  
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     * [[faq#On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!|On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!]]     * [[faq#On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!|On Logout: When I try to log out by pressing the logout button in the panel, I get a dialog asking me whether I want to quit the panel and/or xfce4-session-logout reports that no session manager is running, but it is!]]
     * [[faq#How can I install a new font in Xfce?|How can I install a new font in Xfce?]]     * [[faq#How can I install a new font in Xfce?|How can I install a new font in Xfce?]]
 +    * [[faq#How can I hide the Suspend and Hibernate buttons from the logout dialog?|How can I hide the Suspend and Hibernate buttons from the logout dialog?]]
 +    * [[faq#How can I move the ''Save As'' button below the window instead of above?|How can I move the ''Save As'' button below the window instead of above?]]
  
 ===== General Questions ===== ===== General Questions =====
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 === On which platforms does Xfce run currently? === === On which platforms does Xfce run currently? ===
-Xfce is developed to be versatile. It is currently supported on Linux, Solaris and BSD, but has been known to run in some shape or form on IRIX, MacOS X, and Windows.+Xfce is developed to be versatile. Xfce runs on over [[http://distrowatch.com/search.php?desktop=Xfce|90 UNIX-like distributions]]. It is currently supported on Linux, Solaris and BSD, but has been known to run in some shape or form on IRIX, MacOS X, and Windows. 
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 === Under which license is Xfce distributed? === === Under which license is Xfce distributed? ===
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 The gtk-xfce-engine-2 package has to be installed using same prefix as Gtk2 itself. When installed from sources, the engine is, by default, installed in /usr/local, while Gtk2 is often installed in /usr. Just install gtk-xfce-engine-2 again using ''./configure --prefix=/usr'', and the themes will hopefully become available. The gtk-xfce-engine-2 package has to be installed using same prefix as Gtk2 itself. When installed from sources, the engine is, by default, installed in /usr/local, while Gtk2 is often installed in /usr. Just install gtk-xfce-engine-2 again using ''./configure --prefix=/usr'', and the themes will hopefully become available.
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-=== How can I customize my Xfce desktop environment ===+=== How can I install new themes ===
 You can read everything about changing themes in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto:install_new_themes|How to install new themes]] wiki page.See [[https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/cat/138/order/latest/|Xfce Look]] for a selection of themes geared towards Xfce/Xfwm4. You can read everything about changing themes in the [[https://wiki.xfce.org/howto:install_new_themes|How to install new themes]] wiki page.See [[https://www.xfce-look.org/browse/cat/138/order/latest/|Xfce Look]] for a selection of themes geared towards Xfce/Xfwm4.
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 Refer to your [[faq#where_can_i_find_xfce_informationsupport_for_my_specific_distribution|distribution-specific support]] as this is handled by your distro and not, specifically Xfce. Refer to your [[faq#where_can_i_find_xfce_informationsupport_for_my_specific_distribution|distribution-specific support]] as this is handled by your distro and not, specifically Xfce.
  
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 +=== How can I hide the Suspend and Hibernate buttons from the logout dialog? ===
  
 +  xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowSuspend' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
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 +  xfconf-query -c xfce4-session -np '/shutdown/ShowHibernate' -t 'bool' -s 'false'
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 +=== How can I move the ''Save As'' button below the window instead of above? ===
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 +  xfconf-query -c xsettings -p /Gtk/DialogsUseHeader -s false
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 +See [[xfce:xfconf:xfconf-query#configuration_tweaks|xfconf-query configuration tweaks]]
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