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Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Completely Uninstall / Remove Xfce
These instructions are for Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity desktop on which the xfce4 window manager was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions of Ubuntu, but no guarantee is made. When the Xfce window manager is installed in Ubuntu 12.04, it installs several packages and libraries it requires as well as some optional packages. Not all these packages and libraries are uninstalled when you uninstall Xfce. Several packages (like thunar) do not get uninstalled. Quick Uninstall This is not recommended because it will remove all packages normally installed with Xfce. This may include packages you previously installed (like thunar) or were installed as dependencies for other programs. Note: this uninstall command assumes Xfce was installed on a fresh … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 12.04 – How to Install the Xfce Desktop
These instructions are for installing the Xfce Desktop in Ubuntu 12.04 running the Unity Desktop. Installation instructions may be the same or similar for other versions of Ubuntu or for other Linux distros, but no guarantee is made. An alternative to Xfce is Xubuntu Desktop. Xubuntu Desktop is Ubuntu with a customized Xfce desktop. It also installs a number of applications. Some of these applications duplicate the functionality of applications already installed in Ubuntu 12.04. Installation instructions can be found here. An article listing alternative desktops for Ubuntu 12.04 can be found here. If you are changing desktops because you are totally lost / confused by Unity, I suggest reading this tutorial and giving Unity a chance. Of course, if you really hate Unity, then Xfce is an alternative desktop. Xfce will install 67.8MB of files … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 11.10 – How to Completely Uninstall / Remove XFCE
These instructions are for Ubuntu 11.10 on which XFCE was installed using either the Ubuntu Software Center or sudo apt-get on the command line. The instructions may be the same for other versions, but no guarantee is made. When XFCE is installed in Ubuntu 11.10, it installs several additional packages and libraries. Not all these packages and libraries are uninstalled when you uninstall XFCE. Several packages (like Thunar) do not get uninstalled. Quick Uninstall This is not recommended because it will remove all packages installed along with XFCE. This may include packages you previously installed (like Thunar). Note: this uninstall command assumes XFCE was installed on a fresh Ubuntu 11.10. 1) Open a terminal (instructions can be found here). 2) Enter the following command (it is very long and a single line): sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove desktop-base exo-utils … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ubuntu, Ubuntu 11.10
Why aren’t there Linux Upgrades?
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been playing with various Linux distros – focussing on Ubuntu based distros. After a while, you start to see how similar they all are. In fact, they are just custom tailored versions of Ubuntu (which itself is a custom version of Debian). They come with a customized GUI, have their own look and feel (and pretty background picture), but ultimately rely on the Ubuntu Software Center and Software Updates to keep running. One I tried out, Elementary OS, even prompted me to upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04. Two days ago, Linux Mint, released version 12 of its OS. I thought that was a bad idea. Not because I think there is anything wrong with Linux Mint – it’s a fine distro, just like many other Linux distros. I … Read entire article »
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Ubuntu 11.10 – Replacing the Unity Interface
This article was updated for Ubuntu 12.04. It can be found here. A basic Unity tutorial can be found here. NOTE: Unity in Ubuntu 12.04 is more complete and useful than Unity in Ubuntu 11.10 – the main advantage being the HUD interface. This tutorial shows how to install an alternative desktop environment in place of Unity. It is aimed at the typical non-geek user. For those comfortable with messing around with Linux, it may seem like too much work when a simple sudo apt-get install <package-name> would do. Ubuntu 11.10 comes with the Unity interface. Either the full blown Unity or Unity 2D for systems that don’t support 3D acceleration. If the install / upgrade went well, this is the only interface available to you. Unfortunately, many people hate the interface. The interface … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blog, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 11.10
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