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jollysnowman
November 28th, 2009, 08:04 PM
I'm working on an install that started off as Ubuntu minimal. I added xorg and used compiz-fusion as a standalone WM. I got tired of checking my phone to see what time it is, so I added xfce4-panel and a few panel plugins.

So if I hypothetically continue on this path and add the xfce4-menu to my panel, xscreensaver, xfce-power-manager, and other stuff in the xfce metapackage one-by-one, when do I stop using compiz as a standalone and begin using xfce+compiz? I never went and installed the xfce metapackage, but did install most of its individual components over time.

Just some food for thought.