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Posted: Jan. 20 2006,02:41 QUOTE
I am trying to get xfce working on dsl, very cool distro by the way, easy to use.  Excellent job everyone.  

Anyways, I installed xfce, but I don't see it in my "system" menu.  You know, like "switch to xfce"  How can I get to xfce, that's all. Thank you.
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Posted: Jan. 20 2006,03:05 QUOTE
If you want to switch to it from fluxbox, you'll need to add a line to $HOME/.fluxbox/menu:
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  [submenu] (WindowManager) {}
     [exit] (Exit)
     [reconfig] (Reconfigure)
     [restart] (Restart){}
     [restart] (Switch to xfce) {/path/to/xfce}
     [exec] (Switch to jwm){switcher.lua}
  [end]

where "/path/to/xfce" is the program that starts xfce.

If you want to start it with the startx command, edit the "case" command in $HOME/.xinitrc:

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case $DESKTOP in
 fluxbox)
   blah blah blah
 ;;
 xfce)
   exec /path/to/xfce
 ;;
 *)
   exec fluxbox
 ;;
esac


and then change the window manager in $HOME/.desktop.
Instead of "wm: fluxbox" it would be "wm: xfce"

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Posted: Jan. 20 2006,04:27 QUOTE
Ok, I am tryin not to be a total n00b or anything but, how come it doesn't look like the normal xfce?  Is there anyway I can accuire the packages to install something that looks and works like the new xfce or even kde or gnome for that matter?  Thank you again for your help.
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Posted: Jan. 20 2006,04:29 QUOTE
oh, I am so sorry I missed the "x window system" section.  I looked for it I swear, sorry.
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Posted: Jan. 20 2006,10:21 QUOTE
Quote (DAaaMan64 @ Jan. 19 2006,23:27)
how come it doesn't look like the normal xfce?

Good question! I roamed among various distros and I have neve found a consistent look and feel for xfce, which by the way I love...

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