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Ubuntu: the Xfce install - how to

  • Oct 19, 2025
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Are you looking for a graphical interface for Ubuntu, you'll quickly get to Xfce. How to install the Desktop environment, we will show you in this practical tip.

Ubuntu: the Xfce install - how to

  1. First, open the Terminal under Ubuntu. You hold the keys [Ctrl] + [shift] + [T] is pressed.
  2. In Xubuntu, Xfce is already installed. On a running System you can install Xfce as part of Xubuntu.
  3. The package called Xubuntu-Desktop install with the following command: sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop
  4. You want to install Xfce without any additional Software, use this command: sudo apt-get install xfce4
  5. For the display you need a Display Manager such as GDM or GNOME. No Display is installed on the Manager, you can resort to the slim, LightDM.
  6. To do this, use the command "# apt-get install lightdm" and then start LightDM with "# /etc/init.d/lightdm start".
Ubuntu: the Xfce install
In the next practical tip we will show you, where the difference between Lubuntu and Xubuntu is.

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