https://docs.xfce.org/ Fri, 08 May 2026 06:41:26 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://docs.xfce.org/_media/wiki/dokuwiki-128.png https://docs.xfce.org/ https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/4.12/building?rev=1564006605&do=diff Building Xfce To compile a complete Xfce desktop from source requires some information about the dependency chain and the various configure options available in each module. This page will describe this in detail, so you can compile your own Xfce desktop; both system wide as well as in your $HOME directory. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:16:45 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/4.12/display_managers?rev=1564006539&do=diff Setup a Display Manager for Xfce LightDM TODO: Add some info LXDM LXDM is the display manager of LXDE. But it is universal. I (Paiiou) think that it is an excellent manager for Xfce: no dependencies on GNOME or KDE, nice interface, very complete. Most distributions have a package to install. Regarding the configuration, check the presence of a file (or add) /usr/share/xsessions/06xfce4.desktop (the location may differ depending on the distributions), such as: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:15:39 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/4.12/getting-started?rev=1564006456&do=diff Getting Started with Xfce Introduction Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for Unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and light on system resources, while still being visually appealing and easy to use. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that provide the full functionality one can expect of a modern desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick among the available packages to c… anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:14:16 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/4.12/start?rev=1564016833&do=diff Core Modules * Application Finder (xfce4-appfinder) -- Application to quickly run applications and commands * Desktop Manager (xfdesktop) -- Configure the desktop background image, icons, launchers and folders * Helper Applications (exo) -- Manage preferred applications and edit .desktop files * File Manager (thunar) -- The fast and easy to use file manager for the Xfce Desktop anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:07:13 +0000 https://docs.xfce.org/xfce/4.12/system-requirements?rev=1564006691&do=diff System Requirements Xfce runs on over 90 UNIX-like distributions. Below is a short list of the distributions that use Xfce as their primary, default Desktop Environment (DE) as well as their minimum system requirements for installation. Xubuntu Xubuntu is a community‑developed, Ubuntu‑based Linux operating system. Its minimum requirements are: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:18:11 +0000