Although I've only ever made Xfce my default for a brief period, I've been a fan of the open-source desktop for a long time. Not only is it very fast and reliable, but it's also a tinkerer's dream. In ...

Learning Ubuntu can be difficult and certainly takes time, but your small business can use Xubuntu, a version of Ubuntu that enables hardware to work without dedicated drivers or software. You can ...

Ubuntu isn’t your only option for reviving old PCs through Linux. Xubuntu is a lighter version of Ubuntu capable of running on moderately old hardware. Let’s see how well it delivers the Ubuntu ...

Lubuntu and Xubuntu are both Ubuntu flavors. Both default to a familiar desktop layout. One is much more configurable than the other. There are plenty of Ubuntu flavors. There's Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu ...

October saw the release of the latest version of the Ubuntu family and that includes Xubuntu, the Xfce edition. I’ve just installed Xubuntu 11.10 on my netbook and the experience was rather good. The ...

Ubuntu has a number of different flavors, including Lubuntu and Xubuntu. Both of these Ubuntu flavors offer lightweight desktops, but which one is better? A writer at Linux and Ubuntu recently weighed ...

Popular Linux distro Ubuntu launched version 14.04 this week, offering a new Long Term Support release that will be supported for the next 5 years. But it’s not just the main branch of Ubuntu that’s ...

<B>Background</B><BR><BR>Quick version - installed xubuntu on a coworkers old laptop and it piqued my interest.<BR><BR>Installed the xubuntu desktop (xfce) on my Ubuntu 9.10 installation.

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