1. Explore XFCE The easy way, using a live CD By Carl Weisheit

2. Why did I use Xfce and Xubuntu? Using a live CD will let you explore the Xfce GUI without installing or altering anything on your system Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux Distro at this time* and comes pre-installed on major brands such as Dell Computers Xubuntu is the Ubuntu Distro using the Xfce GUI Xfce is a lightweight GUI used in Linux. It uses less system resources than heavier GUIs such as KDE. This allows older computers to run faster. In Xubuntu the Xfce GUI is configured to look just like the well known Gnome GUI on Ubuntu Xfce will install and run most of the same applications that work with heavier GUIs like KDE and Gnome. * #1 on Distro Watch

3. Desktop features shutdown trashcanworkspaces Bottom panel shows active applications USB drive attached Common locations in filesystem

4. Desktop features clock Update manager icon networking Top panel holds menu and app icons menu Firefox icon Help icon background

5. To shutdown Left click exit icon

6. Right click background for desktop preferences

7. To edit clock Select clock

8. Right click update icon

9. Right click networking icon

10. Left click help icon help icon

11. Left click firefox icon Firefox icon

12. common locations in filesystem Select places menu

13. Applications/settings to get settings manager

14. Autostarted apps, keyboard settings & Panel settings

15. SCIM setup, splash screens & workspace margins

16. Desktop settings, menu editor & preferred (default) apps

17. User themes, display settings & screensavers

18. Mouse settings, printer settings & startup settings

19. Window manager and file manager settings

20. Calendar settings

21. Removable drives, sound settings & window manager tweaks

22. Accessories: A ppfinder, bulk rename & calculator

23. Accessories: character map, print jobs & text editor

24. Accessories: terminal and file manager

25. Games menu

26. Graphics applications

27. Multimedia applications

28. Network applications

29. Office applications

30. System applications: basic package manager, authorizations & hardware drivers

31. System applications: Installer, languages & network settings

32. System applications: GParted, shared folder settings & services

33. System applications: software sources, system performance monitor & synaptic package manager

34. System applications: time/date, update manager & user settings

35. About Xfce

36. Right click bottom panel to edit panel

37. To find or edit Keyboard shortcuts: Applications menu/settings/settings manager/ keyboard preferences/shortcuts tab

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