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 +======  xfdesktop - Xfce Desktop Manager ======
  
-====== Desktop Manager ======+  * **[[#Minimum Requirements|Minimum Requirements]]** 
 +  * **[[#Debugging Support|Debugging Support]]** 
 +  * **[[#Latest Release|Latest Release]]** 
 +  * **[[#Source Code Repository|Source Code Repository]]** 
 +  * **[[#Reporting Bugs|Reporting Bugs]]**
  
-===== Introduction =====+----
  
-The Desktop Manager manages the desktop of Xfce. It is responsible for setting a background image / color and drawing icons on the desktop. It can bring up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. Settings are available via the [[../:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]].+Xfdesktop is a desktop manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment. It handles the following tasks: 
 +  * background image / color 
 +  * root menu, window list 
 +  * minimized app icons 
 +  * file icons on the desktop (using Thunar libs) 
 +  
 +It can bring up an applications menu and a list of all running applications when you click on the desktop with the right or middle mouse button respectively. Settings are available via the [[../:xfce4-settings:|Settings Manager]]. 
 + 
 +----
  
 ===== General ===== ===== General =====
  
-  * **[[usage|Usage]]** -- Using the desktop manager +  * **[[usage|Usage]]** -- Overview of the Desktop Manager 
-  * **[[preferences|Preferences]]** -- Configuring //xfdesktop// +  * **[[preferences|Preferences]]** -- Configuring the desktop 
-  * **[[command-line|Command-line Options]]** -- Parameters for using xfdesktop +  * **[[command-line|Command-line Options]]** -- Parameters for using ''xfdesktop'' in the command-line 
-  * **[[advanced|Advanced]]** -- Hidden options and the xfdesktop command line+  * **[[advanced|Advanced]]** -- Hidden options 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Minimum Requirements ===== 
 + 
 +  * intltool 0.31 
 +  * GTK+ 3.22.0 
 +  * libxfce4util 4.13 
 +  * libxfce4ui 4.13 
 +  * libwnck 3.14 
 +  * libexo 0.11 
 +  * xfconf 4.12.1 
 +  * garcon 0.6.0 (optional; required for apps menu) 
 +  * thunar 1.7.0 (optional; required for file icons) 
 +  * tumbler 1.6 (optional; enables thumbnail previews for file icons) 
 +  * cairo 1.12 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Debugging Support ===== 
 + 
 +xfdesktop currently supports three different levels of debugging support, 
 +which can be setup using the configure flag `--enable-debug` (check the output 
 +of `configure --help`): 
 + 
 +^ Argument  ^ Description ^ 
 +| `yes`     | This is the default for Git snapshot builds. It adds all kinds of checks to the code, and is therefore likely to run slower. Use this for development of xfdesktop and locating bugs in xfdesktop. | 
 +| `minimum` | This is the default for release builds. **This is the recommended behaviour.** | 
 +| `no`      | Disables all sanity checks. Don't use this unless you know exactly what you do. | 
 + 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Latest Release ===== 
 + 
 +{{rss>https://archive.xfce.org/feeds/project/xfdesktop 1 date 2h}} 
 + 
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop/-/blob/master/NEWS|Read the CHANGELOG]] 
 + 
 +  * **[[https://archive.xfce.org/src/xfce/xfdesktop/|Download current release]]** (link also contains older versions) 
 + 
 + 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Source code repository ===== 
 +[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfdesktop]] 
 +----
  
 ===== Reporting Bugs ===== ===== Reporting Bugs =====
  
-  * **[[bugs|Bugs]]** -- Where and how to report bugs+  * **[[:xfce:xfdesktop:bugs|Reporting Bugs]]** -- Open bug reports and how to report new bugs 
 + 
 + 
 +---- 
 +[[|Back to Top]] 
 + 
 +[[:start|Back to main Xfce documentation page]]