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Contents 1 Other Desktop Environments 1.1 How to install KDE 1.2 How to install XFCE 1.3 How to install XFCE 4.4 RC2 1.4 How to install FluxBox 1.4.1 Make it start when you login thru GDM 1.4.2 Make it make the pretty sound on login

Other Desktop Environments

How to install KDE

• Read #General Notes
• Read #How to add extra repositories
• You may also look at some KDE Screenshots

sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

Note: This installation will require ~400MB of disk space

• System -> Log Out -> Log Out
• To log in to KDE click on Sessions and choose KDE

How to install XFCE

• Read #General Notes
• Read #How to add extra repositories
• You may also look at some XFCE Screenshots

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

• System -> Log Out -> Log Out
• To log in to XFCE click on Sessions and choose XFCE

How to install XFCE 4.4 RC2

• to install Xfce 4.4 RC2 on a fresh install:

• download the Xfce 4.4 installer (see http://www.xfce.org)

sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc pkg-config libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-dev libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-dev \
     libxml2-dev libvte-dev libvte9 libxpm-dev libxpm4 libasound2-dev alsa-base alsa-utils libxml2 \
     libxml-parser-perl libpng12-0 libpng12-dev libice-dev libsm-dev xorg-dev

chmod +x xfce4-4.4RC2-installer.run 
sudo ./xfce4-4.4RC2-installer.run

• on installer, use default setting, except:

  Extensive Optimizations, can be truned on for 386

  Use ALSA for the Xfce Mixer, can be turned off

  (see http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=4697&)

• finally to enable Xfce, logout and login choosing xfce session

How to install FluxBox

• Read #General Notes
• Read #How to add extra repositories

Here's some Screenshots. Fluxbox is a popular minimalist Window Manager.

sudo apt-get install fluxbox

Make it start when you login thru GDM

echo "exec startfluxbox" > ~/.xinitrc

Make it make the pretty sound on login

sudo apt-get install sox
gedit ~/.fluxbox/startup

• Find this line:

exec /usr/local/bin/fluxbox

• Put this above it somewhere:

play /usr/share/sounds/login.wav > /dev/null 2>&1 &

• Listen happily.