Explore XFCE
The easy way,
using a live CDBy Carl Weisheit
Why did I use Xfce and Xubuntu?
Using a live CD will let you explore the Xfce GUI without installing or altering anything on your system
Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Distro at this time* and comes pre-installed on major brands such as Dell Computers
Xubuntu is the Ubuntu Distro using the Xfce GUI Xfce is a lightweight GUI used in Linux. It uses less system
resources than heavier GUIs such as KDE. This allows older computers to run faster.
In Xubuntu the Xfce GUI is configured to look just like the well known Gnome GUI on Ubuntu
Xfce will install and run most of the same applications that work with heavier GUIs like KDE and Gnome.
* #1 on Distro Watch
Desktop features
shutdown
trashcanworkspacesBottom panel shows active applications
USB drive attached
Common locations in filesystem
Desktop features
clock
Update manager
icon
networking
Top panel holds menu and app icons
menu
Firefox icon
Help iconbackground
To shutdown
Left click exit icon
Right click background for desktop preferences
To edit clock
Select clock
Right click update icon
Right click networking icon
Left click help icon
help icon
Left click firefox icon
Firefox icon
common locations in filesystem
Select places menu
Applications/settings to get settings manager
Autostarted apps, keyboard settings & Panel settings
SCIM setup, splash screens & workspace margins
Desktop settings, menu editor & preferred (default) apps
User themes, display settings& screensavers
Mouse settings, printer settings & startup settings
Window manager and file manager settings
Calendar settings
Removable drives, sound settings& window manager tweaks
Accessories:Appfinder, bulk rename & calculator
Accessories:character map, print jobs & text editor
Accessories:terminal and file manager
Graphics applications
Multimedia applications
Network applications
Office applications
System applications:basic package manager, authorizations & hardware drivers
System applications:Installer, languages & network settings
System applications:GParted, shared folder settings & services
System applications:software sources, system performance monitor
& synaptic package manager
System applications:time/date, update manager & user settings
Right click bottom panel to edit panel
To find or edit Keyboard shortcuts:Applications menu/settings/settings manager/ keyboard
preferences/shortcuts tab
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