Moving to Xubuntu

[Elfy]

Thing is, I don't install xubuntu-desktop after the mini install as I figure if I do that I may as well just do a full Xubuntu install.

I install xfce4 DE and the few apps I use (and getdeb, gcc, xdm, xorg and a few others).

I understand that.

I'm pretty sure I never said anything about -desktop other than "just as you can install xubuntu-desktop" - which could have been "just as you can install a single package you might want"

I'm unsubscribing from this thread now so you can all confuse each other

[Bucky Ball]

Thanks for the clarification. Not confused particularly, though. Hmm.

[mikodo]

Bucky Ball, I remember your love for Xfce/Xubuntu from an earlier thread.

And all others who contributed to this thead feels like Xfce die-hards, just wanted to share this with you:

Debian Jessie is going for Xfce as default DE, till Aug 2014, when it will be debated at DebConf whether Gnome shall return !

http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=...c912237e01c9b5

Downloaded to cast my vote.

I have Wheezy Xfde, no wait I did ... deleted it in prep for new drives going in, then will install Xubuntu and Jessie.

[mikodo]

Just a fyi - we are looking at creating an xubuntu-core which you can install to pull in a basic core set. Though it is early days.

You can always check out what is going on from meeting logs - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Meetings

I'm looking forward to this. Thanks.

[su:bhatta]

Downloaded to cast my vote.

I have Wheezy Xfde, no wait I did ... deleted it in prep for new drives going in, then will install Xubuntu and Jessie.

Aah, but I am a FVWM man , so Gnome or Xfce in default is really no battleof mine

[Cariboo1938]

For new installs I now use the ubuntu mini.iso with xfce4 desktop environment.
And I install only the apps I want/need. My computing life is complete ... for now..

I, as well, did that and I totally agree --- my computing life is complete and way more transparent....

What I did so far:
---> Download from HERE: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...tion/MinimalCD
(for me, it was 64-bit PC Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" Minimal CD 36MB (MD5: c76f320eebd00c8e99098f34cda3bb76))
---> Burn and install the base system...
---> Restart and you get big screen Terminal only,
---> Type

sudo startx

to get the GUI (Graphical User Interface).
---> Open Terminal and use

sudo apt-get install <package>

to install xfce4, firefox, network-manager, gdm, synaptic, ...and from there you can go every where... .

Note:
I checked after every package was installed if it worked as I expected it should.
Now finally, as a Software Illiterate , for the first time I feel kind of in control of my computer...

or better said

Going minimal gives a great feeling of control and generally a rock solid box, once set up.
Might take a little tweaking and research to get it 'just so' but once you're there,
that's that... Good luck with it and you'll probably never do a standard full install again!...