The popular lightweight desktop environment XFCE4 got a new major release after 2 years of development. Here’s how to install it in (X)Ubuntu 22.04, (X)Ubuntu 22.10, Linux Mint 21, and/or Linux Lite 16.x. The new release, XFCE 4.18, focuses on improving its Thunar file manager. They include image preview, Undo/Redo option, customize toolbar, highlight files… Continue reading XFCE 4.18 Released! How to Install in (X)Ubuntu 22.04 | 22.10
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Install Parole Media Player 0.9.2 via PPA in Ubuntu 17.04
Parole, a modern simple media player for XFCE, has reached the 0.9.2 release. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04 via PPA. Parole 0.9.2 requires GTK >= 3.20. Ubuntu 16.04 won’t be able to update to this release with the default GTK+3 libraries. Parole 0.9.2 features: Update homepage to docs.xfce.org Switch Xfce… Continue reading Install Parole Media Player 0.9.2 via PPA in Ubuntu 17.04
Install XFCE Parole Media Player 0.9 via PPA in Ubuntu
Parole, a modern simple media player for the Xfce desktop, has now reached the 0.9.0 release with a fresh set of features and fixes. What’s new in Parole 0.9.0: New “mini mode”, activated from the right-click menu. New play and replay icons in the player content area. Clicking on these will play or replay your… Continue reading Install XFCE Parole Media Player 0.9 via PPA in Ubuntu
How to Enable Global Menu in XFCE Desktop
To save screen space, Ubuntu Unity uses Mac OS X style global menu that integrates applications’ menu bar into the top panel. Thanks to TopMenu developer and Webupd8 Team for building the project into PPA, now XFCE Desktop has a plugin to enable the Mac style global menu bar. How to install TopMenu plugin for… Continue reading How to Enable Global Menu in XFCE Desktop
Linux Mint 17.1 Xfce Released [How to Upgrade]
Linux Mint team finally announced the Xfce edition of Linux Mint 17.1. All editions (Cinnamon, MATE, KDE and Xfce) can upgrade from Linux Mint 17 to 17.1 via Update Manager. Linux Mint 17.1 features Xfce 4.10, MDM 1.8, a Linux kernel 3.13 and an Ubuntu 14.04 package base. The Xfce edition also features: Out of… Continue reading Linux Mint 17.1 Xfce Released [How to Upgrade]