For those of you who didn’t know, XFCE is one of the most popular desktop environment for linux desktop. XFCE is a free lightweight, fast and easy to use software desktop environment for Unix/Linux like operating systems. It is designed for productivity and aims to be fast and low on system resources. Unlike GNOME and KDE desktops which are heavier, but XFCE uses fewer system resources. Furthermore, it offers better modularity and less dependencies to install and takes less time and low disk space on your hard drive.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple. I will show you through the step by step installation Zabbix on Ubuntu 14.04.
Step 1. Install Xfce in Ubuntu systems using a PPA.
The latest stable version of xfce, At the moment of writing this article it is version 4.12:
1 2 3 4 | sudoadd-apt-repositoryppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10 sudoadd-apt-repositoryppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12 sudoapt-getupdate sudoapt-getinstallxfce4 |
If you already running, want to upgrade it to latest version, issue following commands:
1 2 3 4 | sudoadd-apt-repositoryppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10 sudoadd-apt-repositoryppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12 sudoapt-getupdate sudoapt-getdist-upgrade |
To uninstall and remove the PPA and downgrade, run:
1 2 | sudoapt-getinstallppa-purge sudoppa-purgeppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12 |
After installation there is no need to restart the system you can get the XFCE desktop. Now log off from current user and login back once again but click on ubuntu logo which is at right corner at user login box. On clicking the ubuntu logo, menu will appear select the XFCE one.
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed XFCE Desktop. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing XFCE desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04 system. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official XFCE web site.
