[tlug] xfce setup

[Marcus Metzler <mocm@example.com>]

>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Chandler <brian@example.com> writes:

    Brian> Hello! A rather basic question about setting up a system to
    Brian> run something usable. I have a box with Ubuntu and the
    Brian> Unity thing, which I am not able to use. (Philosophically,
    Brian> I mean) I previously used xubuntu (I think), which seems to
    Brian> be ubuntu plus the xfce window manager; I found this usable
    Brian> because I have language, and cannot bear looking at blobs
    Brian> all the time. So I want menus with words, or abbreviations
    Brian> written in them, which I can read, remember, and look up on
    Brian> the internet. I also want to be able to specify things like
    Brian> dates to be written yyyy-mm-dd, always, with none of the
    Brian> mountains of crap which send me into paroxysms of
    Brian> anger. (Bendy windows, translucent windows, windows which
    Brian> sparkle in the twilight, etc etc etc)

    Brian> Given a system with Ubuntu+Unity installed, how would I
    Brian> convert it to Xubuntu+xfce? (Or is there something quite
    Brian> simple, and much better?)

AFAIR the last time I installed ubuntu instead of xubuntu, you just need
to install xfce, I don't know what the package is called exactly, but a
quick google search should give you the answer.
After that you will be able to chose the windows manager on your login screen.

Marcus