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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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%general-entities;
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<!ENTITY xfce-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/xfce/xfce-&xfce-version;-src.tar.bz2">
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<!ENTITY xfce-download-ftp " ">
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<!ENTITY xfce-md5sum "5dd0ee362dd5782324b88da3cd5b9f1b">
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<!ENTITY xfce-size "25 MB">
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<!ENTITY xfce-buildsize "330 MB (to build and install everything without deleting any sources)">
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<!ENTITY xfce-time "5 SBU">
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<!ENTITY Terminal-version "0.2.8">
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<!ENTITY Thunar-version "0.9.0">
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<!ENTITY exo-version "0.3.4">
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<!ENTITY gtk-xfce-engine-version "2.4.2">
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<!ENTITY mousepad-version "0.2.13">
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<!ENTITY xfce4-dev-tools-version "4.4.0.1">
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]>
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<sect1 id="xfce" xreflabel="Xfce-&xfce-version;">
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<?dbhtml filename="xfce.html" ?>
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<sect1info>
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<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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<date>$Date$</date>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Xfce-&xfce-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="xfce">
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<primary sortas="a-xfce">Xfce</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<sect2 role="package">
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<title>Introduction to Xfce</title>
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<para>The <application>Xfce</application> package contains a lightweight
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desktop environment.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xfce-download-http;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xfce-download-ftp;"/></para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download MD5 sum: &xfce-md5sum;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Download size: &xfce-size;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated disk space required: &xfce-buildsize;</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Estimated build time: &xfce-time;</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Xfce General Dependencies</bridgehead>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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<para role="required"><xref linkend="gtk2"/> and
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<xref linkend="libxml2"/></para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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<para role="optional"><xref linkend="libxslt"/>,
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<xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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<xref linkend="startup-notification"/>, and
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<xref linkend="gtk-doc"/> (untested by BLFS editors)</para>
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<para>Xfce components have additional dependencies upon each other
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and upon external packages. They are summarized below.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="libxfce4util"
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xreflabel="libxfce4util-&xfce-version;">libxfce4util</bridgehead>
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<para>Libxfce4util is a basic utility library for Xfce4.</para>
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<para>Libxfce4util has no external dependencies.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="libxfcegui4"
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xreflabel="libxfcegui4-&xfce-version;">libxfcegui4</bridgehead>
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<para>Libxfcegui4 is a library that contains various <xref linkend="gtk2"/> widgets for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Libxfcegui4 depends on <xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="libxfce4mcs"
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xreflabel="libxfce4mcs-&xfce-version;">libxfce4mcs</bridgehead>
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<para>Libxfce4mcs is a library that provides multi-channel settings management support for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Libxfce4mcs depends on <xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce-mcs-manager"
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xreflabel="xfce-mcs-manager-&xfce-version;">xfce-mcs-manager</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce-mcs-manager is a graphical settings manager for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Xfce-mcs-manager depends on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>, and
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<xref linkend="libxfce4mcs"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce-mcs-plugins"
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xreflabel="xfce-mcs-plugins-&xfce-version;">xfce-mcs-plugins</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce-mcs-plugins is a set of plugins for the multi channel settings manager.
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With these plugins, a user can change display settings, themes, fonts and similar
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desktop parameters.</para>
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<para>Xfce-mcs-plugins depend on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<!-- aumix (runtime, optional, patched out below), --> and
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> (optional, needed only at runtime, to send commands
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to the <xref linkend="Thunar"/> file manager).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfwm4"
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xreflabel="xfwm4-&xfce-version;">xfwm4</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfwm4 is a window manager.</para>
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<para>Xfwm4 depends on <xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>, and
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfwm4-themes"
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xreflabel="xfwm4-themes-&xfce-version;">xfwm4-themes</bridgehead>
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<para>The xfwm4-themes package contains extra themes for xfwm4.</para>
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<para>xfwm4-themes have no external dependencies.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-panel"
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xreflabel="xfce4-panel-&xfce-version;">xfce4-panel</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce4-panel is the panel for the Xfce desktop environment. It
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contains launchers for programs, the clock, and other applets.</para>
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<para>Xfce4-panel depends on <xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,and
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-session"
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xreflabel="xfce4-session-&xfce-version;">xfce4-session</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce4-session is the session manager for the Xfce desktop environment.</para>
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<para>Xfce4-session depends on <xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> (optional, untested by BLFS editors, needed
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for <xref linkend="hal"/>-based shutdown support, which also needs
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<ulink url="http://hal.freedesktop.org/releases/">PolicyKit</ulink> and
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<ulink url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/ConsoleKit">ConsoleKit</ulink>
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packages, which are not in BLFS), <xref linkend="sudo"/>
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(optional, needed at runtime for non-HAL-based shutdown support), and
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<xref linkend="GConf"/> (optional, needed for Assistive Technologies support,
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untested by BLFS editors).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-mixer"
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xreflabel="xfce4-mixer-&xfce-version;">xfce4-mixer</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce4-mixer contains an applet that controls sound volume levels.</para>
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<para>Xfce4-mixer depends on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce4-panel"/> (optional), and
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<xref linkend="alsa-lib"/> (optional but highly recommended, because not all
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controls on modern sound cards are accessible to OSS applications).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="gtk-xfce-engine"
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xreflabel="gtk-xfce-engine->k-xfce-engine-version;">gtk-xfce-engine</bridgehead>
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<para>Gtk-xfce-engine contains <xref linkend="gtk2"/> themes.</para>
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<para>Gtk-xfce-engine has no external dependencies.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="orage"
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xreflabel="orage-&xfce-version;">orage</bridgehead>
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<para>Orage is a time-managing application for the Xfce desktop environment.</para>
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<para>Orage depends on <xref linkend="libxfce4mcs"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce4-panel"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/projects/freeassociation/">libical</ulink>
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(optional, an internal copy is used if external libical is not found,
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external libical-0.27 is known to
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<ulink url="http://www.nabble.com/Re:--Libical--libical-0.27-is-now-available-t3444157.html">misinterpret</ulink>
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<!-- FIXME: what about the internal version? -->
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daylight time saving rules in the USA), and
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<xref linkend="db"/> (optional)</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-appfinder"
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xreflabel="xfce4-appfinder-&xfce-version;">xfce4-appfinder</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce4-appfinder shows system-wide installed applications.</para>
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<para>Xfce4-appfinder depends on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-icon-theme"
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xreflabel="xfce4-icon-theme-&xfce-version;">xfce4-icon-theme</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfce4-icon-theme contains more than 500 48x48 and scalable icons for
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<xref linkend="gtk2"/> applications.</para>
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<para>Xfce4-icon-theme depends on <xref linkend="intltool"/>.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="exo"
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xreflabel="exo-&exo-version;">EXO</bridgehead>
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<para>EXO is an extension library for Xfce, targeted at application development.
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It contains some additional <xref linkend="gtk2"/> widgets and helpers that run
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the preferred applications.</para>
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<para>EXO depends on <xref linkend="perl-uri"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="hal"/> (optional, not recommended, see explanation below),
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<ulink url="http://www.galago-project.org/">libnotify</ulink> (optional,
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useless without <xref linkend="hal"/>, see explanation below), and
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<ulink url="http://www.pygtk.org/">PyGTK</ulink> (optional, untested).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="Terminal"
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xreflabel="Terminal-&Terminal-version;">Terminal</bridgehead>
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<para>Terminal is a VT-100 terminal emulator for xfce.</para>
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<para>Terminal depends on <xref linkend="exo"/>,
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<xref linkend="vte"/>,
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> (optional, with <xref linkend="glib2"/> bindings).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfprint"
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xreflabel="xfprint-&xfce-version;">xfprint</bridgehead>
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<para>Xfprint contains a print dialog and a printer manager for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Xfprint depends on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>, and
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="a2ps"/> (optional),
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<xref linkend="enscript"/>, and
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<xref linkend="cups"/> or <xref linkend="LPRng"/>. Due to the use of
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<xref linkend="a2ps"/> and <xref linkend="enscript"/>, it
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<ulink url="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=783">cannot</ulink>
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print UTF-8 encoded text files.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="mousepad"
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xreflabel="mousepad-&mousepad-version;">mousepad</bridgehead>
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<para>Mousepad is a plain text editor for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Mousepad depends on <xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>, printing support requires
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<xref linkend="xfprint"/> at runtime.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce-utils"
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xreflabel="xfce-utils-&xfce-version;">xfce-utils</bridgehead>
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<para>The xfce-utils package contains files needed to start Xfce from
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<xref linkend="gdm"/>,
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and the <command>startxfce4</command>, <command>xfbrowser4</command>,
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<command>xfhelp4</command>, <command>xflock4</command>
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(needs <xref linkend="xscreensaver"/> or
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<ulink url="http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/xlockmore.html">xlockmore</ulink> at runtime),
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<command>xfmountdev4</command>, <command>xfterm4</command>,
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<command>xfce4-about</command>, and <command>xfrun</command>
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utilities.</para>
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<para>Xfce-utils depend on <xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> with <xref linkend="glib2"/> bindings (optional), and
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<xref linkend="gdm"/> (optional, untested by BLFS editors).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="Thunar"
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xreflabel="Thunar-&Thunar-version;">Thunar</bridgehead>
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<para>Thunar is a file manager for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Thunar depends on <xref linkend="exo"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce4-panel"/> (optional, for trash can support),
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<xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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<xref linkend="libexif"/> (optional, for the "Image" properties page),
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<xref linkend="pcre"/> (optional, for the "Search & Replace" renamer),
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<!-- <xref linkend="fam"/> or --><xref linkend="gamin"/> (optional)
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> with <xref linkend="glib2"/> bindings (optional),
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<xref linkend="hal"/> (optional, not recommended), and
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<xref linkend="GConf"/> (optional, for support of GNOME thumbnailers,
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untested by BLFS editors).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfdesktop"
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xreflabel="xfdesktop-&xfce-version;">xfdesktop</bridgehead>
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<para>The xfdesktop package contains a desktop manager for Xfce.</para>
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<para>Xfdesktop depends on <xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfce4util"/>,
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<xref linkend="libxfcegui4"/>,
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<xref linkend="xfce-mcs-manager"/>,
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<xref linkend="Thunar"/> (optional, for file icons on desktop),
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<xref linkend="dbus"/> (optional, for file icons on desktop),
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<xref linkend="exo"/> (optional, for nifty icon effects),
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<xref linkend="xfce4-panel"/> (optional).</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-dev-tools"
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xreflabel="xfce4-dev-tools-&xfce4-dev-tools-version;">xfce4-dev-tools</bridgehead>
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<para>The xfce4-dev-tools package contains common tools required by Xfce developers and people
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that want to build Xfce from SVN. In addition, this package contains the
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Xfce developer's handbook.</para>
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<para>The xfce4-dev-tools package has no external dependencies.</para>
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<bridgehead renderas="sect3" id="xfce4-unwanted">Unwanted dependencies</bridgehead>
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<para>Some of Xfce components have optional dependencies on HAL. E.g.,
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<xref linkend="exo"/> and <xref linkend="Thunar"/> use HAL as a volume
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manager in order to mount removable media. However, HAL-based volume
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manager is currently very buggy, so it is a good idea to disable it.</para>
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<para>E.g., in non-English
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environments, it is often needed to pass <quote>iocharset</quote>
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and <quote>codepage</quote> mount options.
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The need for non-default mount options also exists for English users:
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the kernel version in LFS (2.6.22.x) has a
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<ulink url="https://launchpad.net/bugs/133567">bug</ulink> that causes the
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statfs(2) syscall (used in order to determine the amount of free space) to take
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too much time (up to a minute for a filesystem on a 80 GB video iPod) unless
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the <quote>usefree</quote> option is passed at mount time.
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However, this is currently
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<ulink url="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2891">impossible</ulink>
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to achieve without adding all possible removable devices into
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<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>, because default mount options are
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hard-coded in the <command>exo-mount</command> program.</para>
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<para>Also, the automounter throws cryptic HAL error messages at the user
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when the user
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<ulink url="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2968">presses
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the Eject button on a CD-ROM drive</ulink>.</para>
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<para>Installation instructions below make sure that HAL is not used as a
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volume manager even if found.</para>
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<para><ulink url="http://www.galago-project.org/">libnotify</ulink> provides
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support for desktop notifications. The only source of such notifications in
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Xfce itself is <command>Thunar</command>, which (if compiled with HAL)
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notifies the user when it is safe to remove the media. However, HAL
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dependency is unwanted, as explained above. Additionally, in order to
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actually see the notifications, one needs to compile
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<ulink url="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/notification-daemon-xfce">notification-daemon-xfce</ulink>,
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which depends upon <ulink url="http://www.chipx86.com/wiki/Libsexy">libsexy</ulink>.</para>
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<para>The <command>xfce4-tips</command> command from
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the <xref linkend="xfce4-session"/> package uses
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<ulink url="http://www.redellipse.net/code/fortune">Fortune</ulink>
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in order to display tips and funny quotes on startup. However,
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it is buggy:
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<ulink url="http://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2020">does not remember</ulink>
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the preference what to display
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(tips or quotes), and does not display non-English quotes correctly
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in non-UTF-8 locales. For these reasons, installation of this
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nearly-useless program is disabled below.</para>
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<para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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<ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xfce"/></para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="installation">
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<title>Installation of Xfce</title>
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<para>Build and install the Xfce components in the order listed above by issuing
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the following commands for each package:</para>
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<screen><userinput>sed -i '/xfce4-tips/d' Makefile.in &&
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./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc \
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--libexecdir=/usr/lib/xfce4 --enable-debug=no \
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--disable-python --enable-session-screenshots \
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--with-sound=alsa --disable-hal --with-volume-manager=none &&
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make</userinput></screen>
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<para>Arguments that make no sense for a package (e.g.,
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<parameter>--with-sound=alsa</parameter> for
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<xref linkend="xfce4-dev-tools"/>) are slently ignored, and thus
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they are harmless.</para>
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<para><xref linkend="exo"/> and <xref linkend="Thunar"/> have a working testsuite.
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To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>. Other packages
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either have an empty testsuite, or only tests for packaging errors.</para>
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<para>If you use <xref linkend="gdm"/> as your display manager and would
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like to be able to log into an <application>Xfce</application> session from
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the GDM login screen, pass the <parameter>--enable-gdm</parameter> option to
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the <application>xfce-utils</application>-&xfce-version;
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<command>configure</command> script (requires <xref linkend="which"/> to be
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installed at run time).</para>
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<para>Also, <application>xfprint</application> can be configured with
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<parameter>--enable-cups</parameter> if you have <xref linkend="cups"/>
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|
installed.</para>
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<para>After building a package, run as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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<para>When all packages are built and installed,
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as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user, move the
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|
help documentation to the standard BLFS location and modify the help script to
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|
look for it there:</para>
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|
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<screen role="root"><userinput>mv -vf /usr/share/xfce4/doc /usr/share/doc/xfce4 &&
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sed -i 's@xfce4/doc@doc/xfce4@' /usr/bin/xfhelp4</userinput></screen>
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|
|
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<para>Run the following command as the
|
|
<systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user in order
|
|
to change the actions bound to multimedia keys
|
|
to use the <command>amixer</command> command from <xref linkend="alsa-utils"/>
|
|
instead of the old OSS-only
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|
<command>aumix</command> program:</para>
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|
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<screen role="root"><userinput>sed -i 's/aumix -v\([+-]\?\)\([^"]*\)/amixer set Master \2%\1/' \
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|
/usr/share/xfce-mcs-plugins/shortcuts/default.xml</userinput></screen>
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|
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<note><para>Users of Intel HD Audio onboard sound chips should replace
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|
<quote>Master</quote> with <quote>PCM</quote> in the command above,
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|
because such chips have no Master control.</para></note>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 role="commands">
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|
<title>Command Explanations</title>
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|
|
|
<para><parameter>--sysconfdir=/etc</parameter>:
|
|
<application>libxfce4util</application>,
|
|
<application>xfce4-panel</application>,
|
|
<application>xfdesktop</application>,
|
|
<application>xfce-utils</application> and
|
|
<application>xfce4-session</application> require this parameter
|
|
because the path is built into the library or they install
|
|
configuration files in <filename class="directory">/etc/xdg</filename>.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib/xfce4</parameter>:
|
|
<application>xfce4-session</application> requires this parameter to
|
|
install some utility programs to the correct location.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--disable-hal</parameter>: disables <xref linkend="hal"/>
|
|
support in <xref linkend="exo"/>.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--with-volume-manager=none</parameter>: disables <xref linkend="hal"/>
|
|
support in <xref linkend="Thunar"/>.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--disable-python</parameter>: disables building <xref linkend="python"/>
|
|
bindings in <xref linkend="exo"/>.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--enable-session-screenshots</parameter>: allows <xref linkend="xfce4-session"/>
|
|
to create screenshots on logout.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><parameter>--with-sound=alsa</parameter>: tells <xref linkend="xfce4-mixer"/>
|
|
to use the sound system native to Linux.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><command>sed -i '/xfce4-tips/d' Makefile.in</command>: disables the build
|
|
of the useless <command>xfce4-tips</command> program.</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 role="configuration">
|
|
<title>Configuring Xfce</title>
|
|
|
|
<sect3 id='xfce-config'>
|
|
<title>Config files</title>
|
|
<para><application>Xfce</application> looks for its configuration files
|
|
in <filename class="directory">~/.config</filename> and
|
|
<filename class="directory">/etc/xdg</filename> directories. Thus, for
|
|
changing system-wide default preferences, create or edit files in
|
|
<filename class="directory">/etc/xdg</filename>, using the contents
|
|
of <filename class="directory">~/.config</filename> as a model.</para>
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
<sect3>
|
|
<title>Configuration Information</title>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>Xfce</application> will look for the theme index from
|
|
<xref linkend="hicolor-icon-theme"/> at run-time. Ensure you install the
|
|
package before launching <application>Xfce</application>. Also, Xfce comes
|
|
with SVG icons specific to it. Installation of <xref linkend="librsvg"/> is
|
|
required in order to avoid broken icons.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>Issue the command below to create an <filename>.xinitrc</filename>
|
|
file which will automatically run the appropriate
|
|
<application>Xfce</application> programs when the
|
|
<application>X</application> Window system is launched. Be sure to backup
|
|
your existing <filename>.xinitrc</filename> file before
|
|
proceeding.</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen><userinput>echo "exec startxfce4" >~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>In order to allow all users to shut down and reboot the computer
|
|
from Xfce, install <xref linkend="sudo"/> and, using the
|
|
<command>visudo</command> command, add the following line to the
|
|
<filename>/etc/sudoers</filename> file:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>ALL ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/sbin/xfsm-shutdown-helper ""</screen>
|
|
|
|
<indexterm zone="xfce xfce-config">
|
|
<primary sortas="e-AA.xinitrc">~/.xinitrc</primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
</sect3>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Further steps</title>
|
|
<para>Many useful programs, panel plugins, and themes for
|
|
Xfce4 are available from the
|
|
<ulink url="http://goodies.xfce.org/">Xfce Goodies Project</ulink>
|
|
web site. You may want to install:</para>
|
|
<itemizedlist>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-mount-plugin">Xfce4 mount plugin</ulink>:
|
|
a panel plugin that allows to mount and unmount filesystems
|
|
listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>, and also shows
|
|
the amount of free disk space.</para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-netload-plugin">Xfce4 Net Load plugin</ulink>:
|
|
a panel plugin that shows the current load of the network
|
|
interfaces of your choice.</para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/panel-plugins/xfce4-xkb-plugin">Xfce4 XKB plugin</ulink>:
|
|
a panel plugin that displays the current keyboard layout
|
|
and allows to change it with a single mouse click.</para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
<!-- uncomment when they update for libburn-0.4.0
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/projects/xfburn/">Xfburn</ulink>:
|
|
a data CD burner for Xfce
|
|
(needs <ulink url="http://libburnia.pykix.org/">libburn and libisofs</ulink>).<para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
-->
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://xarchiver.xfce.org/">Xarchiver</ulink>:
|
|
a graphical front-end for most archivers.</para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
<listitem><para><ulink url="http://spuriousinterrupt.org/projects/xfmedia">Xfmedia</ulink>:
|
|
a media player based on <xref linkend="xine-lib"/>. Video support is buggy,
|
|
compiling with CFLAGS="-O0" may or may not help.</para></listitem>
|
|
|
|
</itemizedlist>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2 role="content">
|
|
<title>Contents</title>
|
|
|
|
<segmentedlist>
|
|
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
|
|
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
|
|
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
|
|
|
|
<seglistitem>
|
|
<seg>more than 50 binaries and scripts</seg>
|
|
<seg id='xfcelibs'>libexo-0.3.{a,so},
|
|
libexo-hal-0.3.{a,so},
|
|
libthunar-vfs-1.{a,so},
|
|
libthunarx-1.{a,so},
|
|
libxfce4mcs-client.{a,so},
|
|
libxfce4mcs-manager.{a,so},
|
|
libxfce4panel.{a,so},
|
|
libxfce4util.{a,so},
|
|
libxfcegui4.{a,so},
|
|
libxfsm-4.2.{a,so}</seg>
|
|
|
|
<seg>/usr/lib/thunarx-1, /usr/lib/xfce4, /usr/share/doc/xfce4, /usr/share/xfce4, /usr/share/Terminal,
|
|
/usr/share/Thunar, /usr/share/orage, /usr/share/xfce-mcs-plugins, /usr/share/xfce4-menueditor,
|
|
and /usr/share/xfwm4</seg>
|
|
</seglistitem>
|
|
</segmentedlist>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
</sect1>
|