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nightmorph 09/08/28 07:48:01 |
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Modified: xfce-config.xml |
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Log: |
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overhaul the xfce guide for all the crazy unannounced changes to the xfce package names, categories, USE flags, and dependencies. i think i managed to cover them all. i also added some recommended apps and utilities. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.21 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.21&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml?r1=1.20&r2=1.21 |
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Index: xfce-config.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.20 |
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retrieving revision 1.21 |
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diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 |
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--- xfce-config.xml 12 Aug 2009 08:22:17 -0000 1.20 |
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+++ xfce-config.xml 28 Aug 2009 07:48:01 -0000 1.21 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.20 2009/08/12 08:22:17 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xfce-config.xml,v 1.21 2009/08/28 07:48:01 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/xfce-config.xml"> |
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<title>The Xfce Configuration Guide</title> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.16</version> |
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-<date>2009-08-12</date> |
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+<version>1.17</version> |
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+<date>2009-08-28</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<p> |
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Next, double-check your USE flags in <path>/etc/make.conf</path>; you'll |
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-probably at least want <c>USE="-gnome -kde -qt3 -qt4 X alsa cups dbus hal startup-notification xscreensaver"</c>. |
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+probably at least want <c>USE="-gnome -kde -qt3 -qt4 X branding dbus hal lock |
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+session startup-notification thunar"</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Installing Xfce"> |
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-# <i>emerge -avt xfce4 xfce4-settings</i> |
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+# <i>emerge -avt xfce4-meta</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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- <c>xfce4-battery</c> is perfect for laptop users. It displays battery |
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+ <c>xfce4-battery-plugin</c> is perfect for laptop users. It displays battery |
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percentage, time remaining, power source (AC or battery), fan status, |
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warnings, and can even be configured to execute commands at certain power |
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levels. This feature can be used to put the laptop into hibernate mode when |
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the battery is almost exhausted. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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- <c>xfce4-verve</c> is a small command line embedded into the panel. It's |
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- quicker than opening up another terminal when you want to run a command. |
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+ <c>xfce4-verve-plugin</c> is a small command line embedded into the panel. |
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+ It's quicker than opening up another terminal when you want to run a |
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+ command. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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- <c>xfce4-mount</c> gives you a handy method of mounting devices listed in |
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- <path>/etc/fstab</path> just by clicking your mouse |
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+ <c>xfce4-mount-plugin</c> gives you a handy method of mounting devices |
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+ listed in <path>/etc/fstab</path> just by clicking your mouse |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ <c>xfce4-sensors-plugin</c> lets you monitor your hardware sensors, such as |
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+ CPU temperature, fan RPM, hard drive temp, motherboard voltage, and more |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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If you can't find what you're looking for in the plugins specifically made for |
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Xfce, try searching through the list of Gnome panel applets! That's right, by |
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-first emerging <c>xfce4-xfapplet</c>, you can install and run any applet made |
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-for Gnome. |
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+first emerging <c>xfce4-xfapplet-plugin</c>, you can install and run any applet |
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+made for Gnome. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Xfce bundles a few useful applications, including <c>xfce4-appfinder</c>, the |
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-Xfce icon theme, xfwm4 window manager themes, <c>terminal</c>, <c>orage</c>, and |
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-<c>mousepad</c>. Note that the last three will not be installed if you built |
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-<c>xfce4</c> with the <c>minimal</c> USE flag. However, these are all very |
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-small, yet terrific applications, so they're well worth installing. |
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+We should now <c>emerge</c> some useful applications and utilities: |
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+<c>xfce4-mixer</c>, <c>xfprint</c>, <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c>, |
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+<c>xfce4-icon-theme</c>, <c>xfwm4-themes</c>, <c>orage</c>, <c>mousepad</c>, |
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+<c>x11-terms/terminal</c>, and <c>thunar</c>. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+<c>xfce4-mixer</c> is a volume control for your sound card. It can also be run |
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+as a panel applet, giving you fast access to playback volume. <c>xfprint</c> |
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+provides easy printer management and job control; it's a must if you intend to |
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+do any printing from your desktop. <c>xfce4-taskmanager</c> displays a list of |
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+all running programs, and the CPU and memory consumption each one takes up. By |
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+right-clicking an item, you can kill a misbehaving application, pause and |
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+restart it, or even alter its runtime priority, which lets you fine-tune how |
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+much of a demand it puts on your system's resources. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+<c>xfce4-icon-theme</c> and <c>xfwm4-themes</c> add a basic icon theme and |
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+several window manager themes, respectively. You may want to add a more |
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+full-coverage icon theme such as <c>tango-icon-theme</c> just to round out your |
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+desktop. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<c>orage</c> is a simple, handy calendar. <c>mousepad</c> is a barebones text |
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-editor that starts up extremely quickly. <c>terminal</c> is far more |
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-configurable and useful than xterm, and supports Unicode text, |
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-pseudo-transparency and accelerated transparency via Xfce's built-in |
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-compositor, all out-of-the-box. Just make sure that the default action on the |
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+editor that starts up extremely quickly. <c>x11-terms/terminal</c> is an X11 |
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+terminal emulator, far more configurable and useful than the barebones |
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+<c>xterm</c> supplied with <c>xorg-server</c>. <c>terminal</c> supports Unicode |
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+text, pseudo-transparency and accelerated transparency via Xfce's built-in |
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+compositor, all out-of-the-box. Just make sure that the default action on the |
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terminal launcher of your panel runs <path>/usr/bin/Terminal</path> instead of |
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xterm. Right click the launcher and choose "Properties" to change the command. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-<c>thunar</c> is Xfce's built-in graphical file manager. It's fast yet quite |
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-powerful, can support a few plugins for even more functionality; just install |
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+<c>thunar</c> is Xfce's default graphical file manager. It's fast yet quite |
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+powerful, can support several plugins for even more functionality; just install |
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them with <c>emerge</c>. Let's take a look: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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- <c>thunar-archive</c> lets you create and extract archive files using the |
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- right-click menu. It works even better when paired with the <uri |
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- link="http://www.foo-projects.org/~benny/projects/thunar-archive-plugin/">graphical |
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- archiving application</uri> developed for Xfce, <c>xarchiver</c>. Run |
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- <c>emerge xarchiver</c> to install it. |
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+ <c>thunar-archive-plugin</c> lets you create and extract archive files using |
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+ the right-click menu. It provides a handy <uri |
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+ link="http://www.foo-projects.org/~benny/projects/thunar-archive-plugin">front-end</uri> |
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+ for graphical archiving applications such as <c>xarchiver</c>, |
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+ <c>squeeze</c>, and <c>file-roller</c>. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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- <c>thunar-media-tags</c> lets you intelligently rename multiple media files |
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- at once, and lets you <uri |
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+ <c>thunar-media-tags-plugin</c> lets you intelligently rename multiple media |
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+ files at once, and lets you <uri |
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link="http://thunar.xfce.org/pwiki/projects/thunar-media-tags-plugin">edit</uri> |
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- their information tags, such as id3 tags. |
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+ their information tags, such as id3 and ogg tags. |
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</li> |
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<li> |
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<c>thunar-thumbnailers</c> lets you <uri |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-Though <c>mousepad</c> is nice enough as a quick text editor, if you need a |
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+Though <c>mousepad</c> is nice enough as a basic text editor, if you need a |
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full-featured word processor but don't want the bloat of OpenOffice, try |
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emerging <c>abiword</c>. <uri link="http://www.abisource.com">AbiWord</uri> is |
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lighter, faster, and is completely interoperable with industry-standard document |
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for your graphics card. |
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</p> |
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+<p> |
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+Once you've finished setting up a beautiful Xfce desktop, the next thing to do |
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+is take a picture of it to share with other folks! Just install |
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+<c>xfce4-screenshooter</c> and post your pictures somewhere for all to admire. |
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+</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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