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I am trying to get xfce working on dsl, very cool distro by the way, easy to use. Excellent job everyone.

Anyways, I installed xfce, but I don't see it in my "system" menu. You know, like "switch to xfce" How can I get to xfce, that's all. Thank you.

If you want to switch to it from fluxbox, you'll need to add a line to $HOME/.fluxbox/menu:

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[submenu] (WindowManager) {}
[exit] (Exit)
[reconfig] (Reconfigure)
[restart] (Restart){}
[restart] (Switch to xfce) {/path/to/xfce}
[exec] (Switch to jwm){switcher.lua}
[end]

where "/path/to/xfce" is the program that starts xfce.

If you want to start it with the startx command, edit the "case" command in $HOME/.xinitrc:

Code Sample

case $DESKTOP in
fluxbox)
blah blah blah
;;
xfce)
exec /path/to/xfce
;;
*)
exec fluxbox
;;
esac

and then change the window manager in $HOME/.desktop.
Instead of "wm: fluxbox" it would be "wm: xfce"

Ok, I am tryin not to be a total n00b or anything but, how come it doesn't look like the normal xfce? Is there anyway I can accuire the packages to install something that looks and works like the new xfce or even kde or gnome for that matter? Thank you again for your help.

oh, I am so sorry I missed the "x window system" section. I looked for it I swear, sorry.

Quote (DAaaMan64 @ Jan. 19 2006,23:27)

how come it doesn't look like the normal xfce?

Good question! I roamed among various distros and I have neve found a consistent look and feel for xfce, which by the way I love...

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