installing Xfce on 11.10

[nashtrik]

I want to install Xfce desktop environment on my ubuntu 11.10. Is it possible to install it alongside Unity..? Will I get the option to boot/login with either of the two during bootup...? If i want to uninstall Xfce sometime later,would it be a clean uninstal without messing up the whole setup ? Above all,is it worth giving Xfce a shot?

[Lemuriano]

It just take a few clicks in the software center under Xfce4 and also from the CLI if you choose to.


sudo apt-get install xfce4Or if you prefer to install the Xubuntu desktop


sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktopThe option would appear when you login and if you decide to unistall go to the software center or:


sudo apt-get purge xfce4

Related to your last question, your hardware could influence your decision and the other factor is how well you can perform on both environments (preference).

Regards.

[3Miro]

Here is a good tutorial on how to switch between different DE:

http://psychocats.net/ubuntu/index.php

I prefer to just install xfce4. Xubuntu desktop comes with a lot of other stuff that I don't necessarily need and it changes some settings (like the boot splash screen).