*What is XFCE?* http://www.xfce.org/
*Simple explanation...* <http://www.xfce.org/>Instead of using the Gnome desktop<http://www.gnome.org/>that Ubuntu Studio uses today, or the KDE desktop <http://www.kde.org/> environment that KXStudio<http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page>uses, we'll be using the Xfce desktop environment. What does that mean? Menus will look a little bit different and some of the default apps will be different. Xfce is touted to require fewer system resources than Gnome or KDE, but it can basically run all the same apps as Gnome or KDE. My personal opinion is that it may not be as visually polished as the Gnome desktop, but it is very similar, seems more stable than KDE, and what it may lack in eye candy it seems to make up for in being lightweight, fast, and reliable. I'll miss Gnome, but I think we'll all adjust quite easily because the main nuts and bolts of doing things is just like the traditional Gnome that we're all used to. *Explanation from http://www.xfce.org/about* * "Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that provide the full functionality one can expect of a modern desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick among the available packages to create the optimal personal working environment. Another priority of Xfce is adhereance to standards, specifically those defined at freedesktop.org. Xfce can be installed on several UNIX platforms. It is known to compile on Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Solaris, Cygwin and MacOS X, on x86, PPC, Sparc, Alpha..." * On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:58, Kenneth Koym <koy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > C K: > in lay terms what's meant by XFCE? > >
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