brief memo for installing xfce 4.2 with graphical installer on ubuntu 7.10..

Hello fellow linuxers.

I am using Linux Mint Daryna 4.0 which uses the same packages as ubuntu 7.10.

I have installed xfce-desktop package which install the default xfce desktop version 4.1

for ubuntu 7.10.

On December 02 2007 was released version 4.2 of xfce.

From the few days that I have used xfce 4.1  I must say I am impressed by it's speed and responsiveness.

I 've never seen windows - file managers opening up so quick not with gnome nor with kde!

An besides I find it more user friendly too!

So yes there there is hope for Linux desktop with xfce.

So I am writing this memo because I plan to install xfce on all my pc's

(and other people pc's too!) .

So let's see the steps I took to install xfce 4.2.

1. Downloaded xfce 4.2 graphical installer from here http://www.xfce.org/download/

2. Basically I am writing this  for this command : (All requirements xfce4.2 installer needs to have)
So install:

sudo apt-get install libstartup-notification0-dev libvte-dev libhal-storage-dev libdbus-glib-1-dev libasound2-dev libxml2-dev libjpeg-dev

Hopefully after that all installer's requirements will be satisfied.

3. So start the installer as root.

su

chmod +x xfce4-4.4.2-installer.run

./xfce4-4.4.2-installer.run

Check if all requirements are met.

Press Next to choose over some features.

4. Options

libasound2-dev needs if you want to use alsa for the mixer .
This is an option in the first screen of the installer.




I also chose the option Extensive Optimizations and setup Display Managers.
Press Next

5. Enjoy while it's getting build





See also:
http://www.xfce.org/documentation/installers/xfce/​index.html

for other steps you have to take maybe to make xfce work.
Especially the sections for gdm or kdm.
If you have preinstalled xubuntu-desktop
I believe the xsession for the new xcfe desktop is added by the installer.