XFCE Desktop Installation Guide for Linux Mint 14
XFCE is lightweight Desktop Environment for Unix-like Operating System. it’s meant for low resources system. In Linux Mint 13, there was Xfce Desktop in addition to ‘Mate‘ and ‘Cinnamon ‘ and the same is not available in Linux Mint 14. This short guide shows you how to install Xfce Desktop environment in Linux Mint 14.
Those who are looking for Linux Mint 14 installation guide with MATE Desktop, please check out the following article.
Installation of XFCE Desktop in Linux Mint 14
1. Open Synaptic Package Manager (Menu >> Administration >> Synaptic Package Manager).
Open Synaptic Package Manager
2. Type your password.
Enter Password for Synaptic Package Manager
3. Search xfce4 and Mark for Installation in the Menu.
Select xfce4 for Installation
4. Accept dependencies and click apply the changes.
Select XFCE Dependency Packages
5. Required packages are being downloaded.
Downloading XFCE Packages
6. Installing packages.
Installing Packages
7. Changes applied click on close.
Successfully Applied XFCE Changes
8. Logout from current desktop.
Linux Mint 14 Login Screen
9. Linux Mint Login Screen.
Choose XFCE Session
10. Click on Session and choose XFCE Session and Login with user credential.
Make XFCE Default Desktop
11. Later on you will be asked if you want Xfce for current session or make it default Desktop.
Make XFCE Default Desktop
12. Here is how Xfce Desktop looks like.
XFCE Desktop Screen
How to Remove XFCE from Linux Mint 14
If in case you didn’t like xfce desktop and want to remove it completely, then use the following command.
$ sudo apt-get autoremove xubuntu-desktop
