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 ===== Obtaining the Xfce source code ===== ===== Obtaining the Xfce source code =====
  
-Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contains the latest features, bug fixes and translations.+Once you have decided which version that you want to compile, there are a couple of ways to download the source code. You can either choose to build official released packages, or clone the source repositories. Choosing the released packages is the recommended option. The source repositories could possibly be broken and are not generally suitable for production environments. However, they always contain the latest features, bug fixes and translations.
  
-If your are not sure which to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release.+If you are not sure which to choose, it is easiest to begin with the latest stable fat-tarball of a collection release.
  
 ==== Released packages ==== ==== Released packages ====
  
-Xfce packages have two types of releases: collection releases and individual releases. Click the links, below, to open the download locations.+Xfce packages have two types of releases: collection releases and individual releases. Click the links below to open the relevant download location.
  
   * [[http://archive.xfce.org/xfce/|Collection releases of the core modules]]\\ From time to time a new collection release of Xfce is made. A collection release consists of a number of individual tarballs and a fat-tarball that contains all of the individual tarballs.\\ The collection releases always contains the correct versions needed to build the other packages in the release. If you want the latest version of each package, you can start with a collection release and then look for individual bug fix releases, explained in the item below.    * [[http://archive.xfce.org/xfce/|Collection releases of the core modules]]\\ From time to time a new collection release of Xfce is made. A collection release consists of a number of individual tarballs and a fat-tarball that contains all of the individual tarballs.\\ The collection releases always contains the correct versions needed to build the other packages in the release. If you want the latest version of each package, you can start with a collection release and then look for individual bug fix releases, explained in the item below.