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I'm looking for a good linux distro with XFCE as it's default GUI. Any suggestions...? If it's debian based it's even better (Note, I'm not particularly looking for something such ...
- 12-21-2006 #1Linux User
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XFCE as default...
I'm looking for a good linux distro with XFCE as it's default GUI. Any suggestions...? If it's debian based it's even better
(Note, I'm not particularly looking for something such as DSL etc...
- 12-21-2006 #2forum.guy
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You might check out Zenwalk:
http://www.zenwalk.org/
It's Slackware-based, though...oz
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- 12-21-2006 #3Linux User
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Yap saw that one. Thanks. I also came across DreamLinux. I particularly like the fact that it's debian based and I like the screenshot...
http://cutecomputer.wordpress.com/fi...21-desktop.png
- 12-21-2006 #4Linux Engineer
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Xubuntu sounds like it's right up your alley.
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- 12-22-2006 #5Linux User
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zenwalk period, its ****ing amazing.
- 12-22-2006 #6Linux Newbie
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If you want to use XFCE with Knoppix LiveCD, you can use the following cheatcode:
knoppix desktop=xfce
at boot prompt.
Or you can modify Knoppix LiveCD and replace the default windows manager.
- 12-22-2006 #7Linux Newbie
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VectorLinux 5.8 has XFCE4.4 as its default graphical environment.
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- 12-22-2006 #8Linux Enthusiast
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Why judge a distro by the way it looks?
Seriously, all it takes is a theme to make a nice distro look bad, and a terrible one look good.
- 12-22-2006 #9Just Joined!
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Debian Etch (minimal install), add xfce and whatever you like.
- 12-22-2006 #10Linux Guru
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It depend on each one taste, for example I prefer Fluxbox over any other WMWhy judge a distro by the way it looks?
I agree with you, for example aLinux, it just sucks.Seriously, all it takes is a theme to make a nice distro look bad, and a terrible one look good.Put your hand in an oven for a minute and it will be like an hour, sit beside a beautiful woman for an hour and it will be like a minute, that is relativity. --Albert Einstein
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