Xfwm4 4.11.0 Released With Sync to VBlank Support, Install It In Xubuntu

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Xfwm4 4.11.0 Released With Sync to VBlank Support, Install It In Xubuntu

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Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Not Switching To XMir By Default

<div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Xubuntu logo" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1UELa4GO4NA/URvY8CnAR2I/AAAAAAAANpY/F6fWZ8_gG7I/s320/xubuntu.png" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In a Xubuntu team <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2013-August/009308.html">meeting</a>, it was decided that Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander won't ship with Mir & XMir by default.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The reasons behind the decision is that XMir doesn't bring improvements yet and there are some issues with XMir and Xubuntu for now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The first question, "<i>Should we wait for improvements landing to XMir later (but before the FF)?</i>" was rejected with 0 votes for waiting, 4 votes against and 1 abstention. The second question was if Mir should be included by default in Xubuntu 13.10 and with 5 votes against, 0 abstentions and 0 votes for including Mir, it was decided that Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander won't use Mir by default.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">XMir will be evaluated for inclusion in Xubuntu during the next cycle "<i>when it has the features we want and is more mature, hopefully at that point it can be a better option for our users</i>".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the same meeting there was also a discussion about including some Xfce 4.11 components (<i>xfce4-settings</i> which brings <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-multiple-monitors-in-xubuntu.html" title="How To Use Multiple Monitors In Xubuntu / Xfce (Extended Display Instead Of Mirror)">improved multi-monitor support</a> and <i>xfdesktop</i> with improved settings dialog and better workspace support) as well as enabling GTK3 indicators for the panel in Xubuntu 13.10 by default, but no decision regarding this has been made yet.</div>

Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander Not Switching To XMir By Default

In a Xubuntu team meeting , it was decided that Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander won't ship with Mir & XMir by default. The reasons be...

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Xubuntu 13.10 XMir ISO Available For Testing

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Xubuntu team hasn't decided yet if the Xfce Ubuntu flavor will switch to XMir or continue with X.org for 13.10. Before making the decision, this needs to be properly tested so an Xubuntu ISO running on Mir & XMir has been made available for download.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypKAS2UVoYnfTLMLyez3YLDnCBHRT_BbdXU0NXjsTb92G53y69yhikwc1dOyNLKq78dWVqSorsqCttq0l7uBN9zaA2vsraxLxv9PkQBJhYExmfVGR_YQV6L9V8P3znV5uh_ojZOr66wM/s1600/xubuntu13.10.png"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypKAS2UVoYnfTLMLyez3YLDnCBHRT_BbdXU0NXjsTb92G53y69yhikwc1dOyNLKq78dWVqSorsqCttq0l7uBN9zaA2vsraxLxv9PkQBJhYExmfVGR_YQV6L9V8P3znV5uh_ojZOr66wM/s320/xubuntu13.10.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to a message posted on the Xubuntu-devel <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/xubuntu-devel/2013-August/009205.html">mailing list</a>, the team will decide if Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander will switch to XMir later this month:</div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">It is of EXTREME importance that we do as many tests as possible as the technology evolves. We need to understand how our system will behave under XMir in order to make the decision later this month whether to move our standard ISO from X.Org to XMir.</blockquote><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">XMir is an implementation of X running or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/03/ubuntu-to-build-its-own-display-server.html">Mir</a>, the display server developed by Canonical. As you probably know, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander (the main flavor with Unity) <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/ubuntu-1310-saucy-salamander-switching.html">will use XMir by default</a>, while <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/kubuntu-not-switching-to-mir-display.html">Kubuntu</a> and <a href="http://lubuntublog.blogspot.it/2013/06/lubuntu-willl-not-ship-mir.html">Lubuntu</a> will not switch to XMir for 13.10. There's no news on <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOMEOneStopPage">Ubuntu GNOME</a> and XMir for now.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to help test <b>Xubuntu on XMir</b>, grab the ISO from <b><a href="http://vanir.unit193.tk/mir/">HERE</a></b> (you don't need to install it, simply create a bootable flash drive or write it on a DVD).</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/08/xubuntu-disponibile-la-iso-con-il-nuovo.html">lffl.org</a> & <a href="http://marcosbox.blogspot.ro/2013/08/testiamo-xmir-su-xubuntu-in-attesa.html">MarcosBox</a></i></div>

Xubuntu 13.10 XMir ISO Available For Testing

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Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">Whisker Menu</a> is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want to launch. The menu also supports browsing apps by category, you can add applications to favorites and more. The menu is used by default in <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_olivia_xfce_whatsnew.php#menu">Linux Mint 15 Xfce</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application was updated recently, getting a much requested feature: you can now open the menu using a keyboard shortcut (though you must add the keyboard shortcut manually - see below), along with other enhancements and fixes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s1600/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s320/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" title="whisker menu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Whisker Menu 1.1.0:</b><br /><ul><li>Added external command to popup menu;</li><li>Added option to show label with or instead of icon;</li><li>Add option to switch categories by hovering;</li><li>Added choosing icon sizes of launchers and categories;</li><li>Added scrolling to sidebar;</li><li>Added menu action to clear recently used;</li><li>Added menu actions to sort favorites alphabetically;</li><li>Added icons to context menu;</li><li>New search algorithm;</li><li>Refactored category code;</li><li>Show launcher name in context menu;</li><li>Many fixes and other changes.</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s1600/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s320/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" title="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To open Whisker Menu using a keyboard shortcut</b>, do the following: from the Xfce Settings > Keyboard, on the "Application Shortcuts" tab, click "Add" and use "xfce4-popup-whiskermenu" (without the quotes) for the command. Then assign it a keyboard shortcut (make sure it's not already in use) and that's it.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Whisker Menu in Xubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the official PPA and install Whisker Menu in (X)Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 (with Xfce 4.8), use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important: if you're using (X)Ubuntu 12.04</b> and you've <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">upgraded to Xfce 4.10</a>, use the following PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/xfce<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><br />Once installed, right click the panel and select <i> Panel > Add New Items</i>, then select "Whisker Menu" and click "Add".</div><br /><b>Debian, Fedora and openSUSE</b> users can get Whisker Menu from <a href="https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin&project=home%3Agottcode">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b>: install Whisker Menu via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">AUR</a>.<br /><br />The <b>source code</b> is available @ <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin">GitHub</a>.

Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

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Light Locker: A New Session Locker For LightDM

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker">Light Locker</a> is a new session locker for LightDM</b> forked from GNOME Screensaver (3.6.1). The tool doesn't have any desktop-specific dependencies and it locks and unlocks the session via ConsoleKit / UPower or logind / systemd.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsBHdsJ8_LDnCggoZ4yr5S4w1ZS3l_NlyrS3GH0UqvLR0ji2iwOxv_6eeUNgANqDCV4CzHz9eMzbYT-SRTXdUh5ogPS3qguaPTR2dN-d9pKmiMHW7Uxr5w8nOFNwajButuzGYqbfWpVQ/s1600/light-locker.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFsBHdsJ8_LDnCggoZ4yr5S4w1ZS3l_NlyrS3GH0UqvLR0ji2iwOxv_6eeUNgANqDCV4CzHz9eMzbYT-SRTXdUh5ogPS3qguaPTR2dN-d9pKmiMHW7Uxr5w8nOFNwajButuzGYqbfWpVQ/s320/light-locker.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Currently, if you try to lock the session using LightDM via Dbus (so without Light Locker), you can still access your unlocked session via Ctrl+Alt+F7. Instead of this, Light Locker displays a message saying that the session has been locked and after a few seconds it displays the unlock dialog (LightDM):</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FsQurgplKSIwmyyU5PX-ihH9M7DrpfQTKX-gWE3cOMYwJJJrv9-NmCrwCWNspKK7HLhFUK5MdOpWDBii8CrI2sQZaYzOyYP5oecF3o4kU6KNjaP-C5c82Et09YWLvMRFckYw3kJrSyE/s1600/light-locker-message.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LightDM Light Locker" border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FsQurgplKSIwmyyU5PX-ihH9M7DrpfQTKX-gWE3cOMYwJJJrv9-NmCrwCWNspKK7HLhFUK5MdOpWDBii8CrI2sQZaYzOyYP5oecF3o4kU6KNjaP-C5c82Et09YWLvMRFckYw3kJrSyE/s320/light-locker-message.png" title="LightDM Light Locker" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/106086509626546157534/posts/VbcxrUaxQ35">According</a> to Simon Steinbeiß, one of its developers, <b>Light Locker might make it into Xubuntu 13.10</b>. elementary OS is <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+spec/lightdm-lock-screen">considering</a> using Light Locker as well. But until then, the tool <b>needs testing</b> so if you can help, give it a try by using the instructions below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In <a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker/issues/13">my test</a> under Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, the locker didn't work too well: while I was able to successfully lock the screen via the lock command (and a keyboard shortcut I've assigned), the screen didn't lock after resuming from suspend, probably because it lacks the scripts to lock the session on suspend and hibernate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a bit more about Light Locker, see Simon Steinbeiß's <a href="https://plus.google.com/106086509626546157534/posts/VbcxrUaxQ35">post</a>.</div><br /><br /><h2>Test Light Locker</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you use Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander), you can install Light Locker by using the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:light-locker/release<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install light-locker</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a <a href="https://launchpad.net/~light-locker/+archive/daily">daily PPA</a> but the pakages from this PPA are empty so you shouldn't use it for now.</div><br />To test Light Locker, run the following command in a terminal:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>light-locker</code></pre>And then, to lock the screen, use the following command in another terminal:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>light-locker-command -l</code></pre><br />Light Locker should now be used instead of GNOME Screensaver for locking the screen (when using the session menu, closing the laptop lid, etc.). There's no need to do anything else because after a log out, Light Locker will be started automatically. <br /><br />Optionally, to lock the screen via a keyboard shortcut using Light Locker, add a custom command for "light-locker-command -l" and assign it a keyboard shortcut (if you want to assign it the default shortcut, change the default to something else, then assign that shortcut to the "light-locker-command -l").<br /><br />If you want to go back to using GNOME Screensaver for screen locking, simply remove Light Locker:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get remove light-locker</code></pre><br /><b>Report any issues you may find @ <a href="https://github.com/the-cavalry/light-locker/issues?state=open">GitHub</a>.</b>

Light Locker: A New Session Locker For LightDM

Light Locker is a new session locker for LightDM forked from GNOME Screensaver (3.6.1). The tool doesn't have any desktop-specific dep...

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Xfce4 Composite Editor: Easily Change Compositor Settings Not Available Via Window Manager Tweaks [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Xfce4 Composite Editor is a tool that lets you easily tweak various Xfce window manager compositor settings that are not available in the Window Manager Tweaks settings panel.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2JwzM0T1se2oy9whLBbENRNLfjGs4mPQnOVHIT3EoTWyErSLVdG9vafhprR8a1KkYgNsKKqXpotUB4LVA8Vg3fhyphenhyphenF4OT3D5gjhbpdhwJovsJ1kHiYoSmAEpHHhfMIhOUcDBBoW-7kNE/s760/xfce4-composite-editor.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Xfce4 Composite Editor" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-2JwzM0T1se2oy9whLBbENRNLfjGs4mPQnOVHIT3EoTWyErSLVdG9vafhprR8a1KkYgNsKKqXpotUB4LVA8Vg3fhyphenhyphenF4OT3D5gjhbpdhwJovsJ1kHiYoSmAEpHHhfMIhOUcDBBoW-7kNE/s320/xfce4-composite-editor.png" title="Xfce4 Composite Editor" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool has been created by Keith Hedger, the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/xfce-theme-manager-single-gui-to-change.html">Xfce Theme Manager</a> developer, and it allows changing the following composite settings:</div><ul><li>shadow opacity;</li><li>Shadow delta X, Y, width and height;</li><li>move window opacity;</li><li>inactive window opacity;</li><li>frame opacity;</li><li>resize window opacity;</li><li>popup opacity.</li></ul><br />Some settings are live, meaning that they are applied instantly, while others require a window manager restart which can easily be done from Xfce WM Composite Editor dialog.<br /><br />The tool also allows you to enable/disable composite, dock shadow, frame shadow or popup shadow.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu49hSJdxv3XZWtdgnuR_CNfgk6RUhYz5EG6UtCblZ1fJMdwSZZJTaMvUkNLcRVx8TMYMFqbZ8Cih7DjUlC5Wd3gWO6fbQKREZtik0OnhFfcniNjjeE12k3IA2d_1N55fmRR3Wy2ME3Hg/s1600/xfce4-composite-editor-opacity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Xfce4 Composite Editor" border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu49hSJdxv3XZWtdgnuR_CNfgk6RUhYz5EG6UtCblZ1fJMdwSZZJTaMvUkNLcRVx8TMYMFqbZ8Cih7DjUlC5Wd3gWO6fbQKREZtik0OnhFfcniNjjeE12k3IA2d_1N55fmRR3Wy2ME3Hg/s320/xfce4-composite-editor-opacity.jpg" title="Xfce4 Composite Editor" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">These settings are available in the XConf Settings Editor but, according to the Xfce4 Composite Editor developer, "<i>the xconf settings editor is one of the most awkward GUI's I have ever used as you have to select the xfwm4 channel, expand the tree, scroll to the option you want, select it, click edit, change the setting and click save, then the tree gets collapsed and you have to start again</i>". Using this tool should make it a lot easier to change all these Xfce Compositor settings.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Xfce4 Composite Editor</h2><br />Xubuntu users can install Xfce4 Composite Editor from the same PPA as <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/06/xfce-theme-manager-single-gui-to-change.html">Xfce Theme Manager</a>. <b>To add the PPA and install it in Xubuntu, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/other-stuff<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-composite-editor</code></pre>Once installed, you can access Xfce4 Composite Editor from the Xfce Settings Manager.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install Xfce4 Composite Editor via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=59374">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, download Xfce4 Composite Editor from <a href="http://gtk-apps.org/content/show.php?content=149523">GTK-Apps</a>.</b></div>

Xfce4 Composite Editor: Easily Change Compositor Settings Not Available Via Window Manager Tweaks [Xfce]

Xfce4 Composite Editor is a tool that lets you easily tweak various Xfce window manager compositor settings that are not available in the Wi...

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Xfce Theme Manager: A Single GUI To Change Any Xfce Theme (With Previews)

<div style="text-align: justify;">Xfce uses multiple settings GUIs for setting the window border, controls, icons, mouse cursor theme and so on and it doesn't include any thumbnails. However,<b> if you customize your Xfce desktop frequently, you can use a tool called Xfce Theme Manager which allows you to change the themes from a single GUI and it also includes thumbnails</b> so you can see how the theme looks like before applying it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vubCNhcIGVE/UbCUJIFtEUI/AAAAAAAAPbg/eN57YCnG49M/s1600/xfce-theme-manager.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vubCNhcIGVE/UbCUJIFtEUI/AAAAAAAAPbg/eN57YCnG49M/s320/xfce-theme-manager.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Xfce Theme Manager allows settings the following:</b><br /><ul><li>complete Xfce theme (window border, controls)</li><li>window borders only</li><li>controls only</li><li>icon theme</li><li>cursor theme</li><li>change the wallpaper</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqEKYHnv8QM/UbCUP5uCJMI/AAAAAAAAPbo/syCl-NjMIZ0/s1600/xfce-theme-manager-advanced.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eqEKYHnv8QM/UbCUP5uCJMI/AAAAAAAAPbo/syCl-NjMIZ0/s320/xfce-theme-manager-advanced.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, under "Advanced" (screenshot above), you can adjust various settings like backdrop brightness and saturation, window button layout, window title position, change the fonts and the cursor size.</div><br />Other features included in Xfce Theme Manager:<br /><ul><li>customizable theme preview size: you can choose between huge, large, medium and small previews;</li><li>save the current theme (in case you use the window border from one theme and the controls from another theme for instance) which includes the wallpaper, font and so on;</li><li>install themes using drag'n'drop (the themes must be tar.gz archives);</li><li>reset the theme.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I did find one annoyance with Xfce Theme Manager though: when installing new themes, you must click the "Rebuild DB" (rebuild the themes database) under "Advanced" or else the newly installed themes won't show up or at least not immediately.</div><br />Here are a few more Xfce Theme Manager screenshots:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJrWaO_0Eh4/UbCUUmGN9JI/AAAAAAAAPb4/xZ6qLIQOHSM/s1600/xfce-theme-manager_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJrWaO_0Eh4/UbCUUmGN9JI/AAAAAAAAPb4/xZ6qLIQOHSM/s320/xfce-theme-manager_2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bBM_dORLgoY/UbCUUn7ucRI/AAAAAAAAPbw/QCQdfihSffA/s1600/xfce-theme-manager_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bBM_dORLgoY/UbCUUn7ucRI/AAAAAAAAPbw/QCQdfihSffA/s320/xfce-theme-manager_3.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQsM43eJvMQ/UbCUUh9IYmI/AAAAAAAAPb0/WwxxqJ6WMe4/s1600/xfce-theme-manager_4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XQsM43eJvMQ/UbCUUh9IYmI/AAAAAAAAPb0/WwxxqJ6WMe4/s320/xfce-theme-manager_4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Xfce Theme Manager in Xubuntu</h2><br />Xubuntu users can install Xfce Theme Manager from a PPA. <b>The packages in the PPA below require Xfce 4.10, which is available by default in Xubuntu 12.10 and 13.04, but it's not available in Xubuntu 12.04 so for it, you'll also need to add the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">Xfce 4.10 Xubuntu 12.04 PPA</a>!</b> Alternatively, you can also build it from source (download link at the bottom of the post).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That said, let's <b>add the PPA and install Xfce Theme Manager in Xubuntu:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/other-stuff <br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce-theme-manager</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, the application should show up in the Xfce Settings Manager.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're not using Xubuntu, you can <b>download Xfce Theme Manager from <a href="http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php?content=149647">xfce-look.org</a></b>.</div>

Xfce Theme Manager: A Single GUI To Change Any Xfce Theme (With Previews)

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Possible Changes In Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander [UDS]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q5gVA56sePA/UZEB_ZEjH7I/AAAAAAAAPQE/zi5r_CiSnG4/s1600/salamander-picture.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q5gVA56sePA/UZEB_ZEjH7I/AAAAAAAAPQE/zi5r_CiSnG4/s250/salamander-picture.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Ubuntu Developer Summit is a meeting where software developers gather to discuss the next Ubuntu version changes and features.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://uds.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu Developer Summit</a> (uds-1305) will start tomorrow, will last for 3 days and some major possible changes will be discussed, like "<a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/ubuntu-might-get-new-simplified.html">click packages</a>", Chromium replacing Firefox as the default web browser, Unity 8 with Mir being available for testing on the desktop and more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here are the <b>possible changes in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander (remember, possible, they may or may not happen) desktop as well as Lubuntu and Xubuntu 13.10. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>The discussions start tomorrow and you can watch all the UDS sessions live (Google+ Hangouts) or recorded. See <a href="http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-1305/">http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-1305/</a> for a complete UDS-1305 schedule.</i></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Ubuntu / Unity changes</h2><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh34zFygpA/UXaUrjdsWYI/AAAAAAAAPCo/kUj-cFjs3xw/s1600/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail.png"><img alt="Ubuntu" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Elh34zFygpA/UXaUrjdsWYI/AAAAAAAAPCo/kUj-cFjs3xw/s450/ubuntu13.04-raring-ringtail.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Unity 7 should  get the 100 scopes / <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/how-to-install-unity-smart-scopes-in.html">smart scopes</a> feature </b>that was supposed to land in Ubuntu 13.04, but was postponed<b>, </b>along with an <b>in-dash payment system</b>. Furthermore, <b>Compiz will probably be updated to version 0.9.10 (trunk) with the performance improvement branches merged</b>, so users should see an even faster Unity / desktop in the upcoming Ubuntu release.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unity 8 which will be running on top of Mir might be available as an alternative session on the desktop in Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, for testing purposes</b>. If this will happen, Unity 8 will be able to run in parallel with Unity 7 (the main shell used by default in Ubuntu 13.10). The <b>expected minimal capabilities include</b> accessing local content, working networking, using some phone core apps on the desktop and a good experience navigating the shell with a non-touch device such as a touchpad or mouse. There will be no desktop features added so this will only be a reflection of what already exists for the phone.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nX6qBAib5nU/UZD_y2riqBI/AAAAAAAAPP4/1xcVokeig4I/s1600/chromium-browser.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nX6qBAib5nU/UZD_y2riqBI/AAAAAAAAPP4/1xcVokeig4I/s400/chromium-browser.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As for the default applications, it looks like there's only one change proposal, but a pretty major one: <b>Chromium might be used as the default web browser in Ubuntu 13.10, replacing Firefox</b>. According to the <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/foundations-1305-chromium-default-browser">blueprint</a>, "<i>Chromium has matured to being as good or better than Firefox. It will be the foundation of a lot of Ubuntu Touch code and webapps code</i>", this probably leading to considering it as the default browser on the desktop too.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A new feature that might be added to Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander is "<b>click packages</b>", a simplified package format and installer - we've already covered that so take a look at our initial article for details: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/ubuntu-might-get-new-simplified.html">Ubuntu Might Get A New Simplified Packaging Format And App Installer</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Update:</b> <b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/new-locally-integrated-menubar-might.html">locally integrated menus</a></b> was initially in the Desktop Unity Polish for 13.10 <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/client-s-unity7-polish">blueprint</a>, but was later removed, so it seems this feature won't make it in Ubuntu 13.10 either (it was firstly supposed to land in Ubuntu 12.04).</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other changes that might make it into Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander include:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">support by default the latest Nvidia drivers that come with <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/nvidia-releases-linux-graphics-drivers.html">initial Optimus support</a> (the patches are already available, there's little work required);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">there might be some new indicators (e.g.: for Keyboard);</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Saucy will probably ship with xserver 1.14 or even 1.15, mesa 9.2.x and Linux Kernel 3.10 or 3.11;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">prime support, Radeon UVD support, proper radeonsi support as well as proper touch screen support for X.Org.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><h2>Possible Lubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander changes</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some interesting changes are expected to happen in Lubuntu too, the LXDE Ubuntu flavor. While Ubuntu might switch from Firefox to Chromium, <b>Lubuntu considers the opposite: it might ship with Firefox by default instead of Chromium</b> as the default web browser because Chromium uses too much memory for Lubuntu, which is supposed to be a lightweight Linux distribution.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Other possible changes in Lubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander include:</b></div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">remove lxkeymap in favor of the keyboard applet of lxpanel;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Lubuntu Software Center might be replaced with something else;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Xscreensaver might be removed and replaced with the LightDM locking system;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">some new games might be added by default;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">artwork changes.</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">No Xubuntu session shows up in the UDS session list, but there are some sessions registered on Launchpad, though they don't give too much info about Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander. So far, it looks like <b>Xubuntu 13.10 might get apt-offline by default</b> and also, there's going to be a<b> study to see if it's feasible to integrate HUD into Xubuntu</b>. Xubuntu Saucy might also get a new <b>keyboard shortcuts overlay</b>, kind of like the one available in Ubuntu and some other minor tweaks, at least according to the <a href="https://blueprints.launchpad.net/sprints/uds-1305/+specs?searchtext=xubuntu">current blueprints</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, since Xfce 4.12 was <a href="http://wiki.xfce.org/releng/4.12/roadmap">supposed</a> to be released in March, but wasn't, it's still unsure if Xubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander will ship with Xfce 4.12 or continue with 4.10 like in Xubuntu Quantal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>There's little or no information for now about Kubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME or the other Ubuntu flavors, that's why I didn't add any info about them.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>info via <a href="http://summit.ubuntu.com/uds-1305/">summit.ubuntu.com/uds-1305/</a></i></div>

Possible Changes In Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander [UDS]

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Xubuntu 13.04 Available For Download - Quick Overview [Screenshots, Video]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAgvYHizRkI/UXZMQJ5Z2CI/AAAAAAAAPCY/a-LsTQEBQR8/s1600/xubuntu-13.04-raring-ringtail.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Xubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)"><img border="0" height="226" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qAgvYHizRkI/UXZMQJ5Z2CI/AAAAAAAAPCY/a-LsTQEBQR8/s320/xubuntu-13.04-raring-ringtail.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Xubuntu 13.04 has been released yesterday, along with the other Ubuntu flavors. <a href="http://xubuntu.org/">Xubuntu</a> uses <a href="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce</a> as the default desktop environment and is a great alternative for those who prefer a traditional desktop layout with a panel on top, panel applets and so on.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the Xubuntu developers, Xubuntu 13.04 is mostly a maintenance release so there aren't many new features but there are some new default applications and some other interesting changes.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu 13.04 video</h2><br />Below you can watch a quick Xubuntu 13.04 overview:<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-khddoDGX1g" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-khddoDGX1g">direct video link</a>; for more videos, subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nilarimogard">YouTube channel</a>)</center><br /><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu LiveCD no longer available, ISO now larger than 700MB</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Starting with 13.04, the Xubuntu images are larger than 700MB so they no longer fit on traditional CDs</b>. The decision has been voted 8-0 by the Xubuntu team members and thanks to the extra space, some applications that were removed from the default installation in Xubuntu 12.10 are now back by default (see below).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the reasons for this change is the "amount of developer time currently spent keeping the ISO small enough to fit on a CD".</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to the larger ISO used by Xubuntu 13.04, <b>GIMP and Gnumeric, which were removed from the ISO for Xubuntu 12.10, are back by default</b>:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gimp.png" rel="image_group" title="GIMP"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot GIMP" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gimp_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="image_group" href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gnumeric.png" title="Gnumeric"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Gnumeric" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gnumeric_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br />Also, some of the default applications have received important changes:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Catfish</b> (search tool) has been rewritten with emphasis on speed, the interface has been revamped with styled sidebar and symbolic icons, the application now supports performing operations on multiple files at once and more. Here's the latest Catfish available in Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-catfish.png" rel="image_group" title="Catfish"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Catfish" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-catfish_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Parole Media Player</b> has received quite a few improvements too, since Xubuntu 12.10. The video player now features CD and DVD playlist support, DVD navigation support, a new "Recent Items" menu item has been added along with album artwork and details to notifications, a missing codec feature like in Totem should make codecs installation a lot easier, an embedded mode allows you to use Parole as a browser plugin, custom subtitle management and many bug fixes, including for fullscreen controls, screensaver inhibition, freezing subtitles and more:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-parole.png" rel="image_group" title="Parole Media Player"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots parole" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-parole_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another application that has received some very interesting changes is <b>Xfce4 Terminal</b>, which now has an<b> option to use it as a drop-down console</b>, like the popular Guake or Yakuake:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-terminal-dropdown.png" rel="image_group" title="Xfce4 Terminal"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots Xfce4 terminal" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-terminal-dropdown_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Other Xfce4 Terminal changes include:</div><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">added search dialog;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">terminal tab color changes when activity occurs in a tab since last viewed;</li><li style="text-align: justify;">support for color presets and some presets were added by default, including "Solarized Dark" (which by the way, is my favourite terminal / text editor color scheme).</li></ul><br />For how to use Xfce4 Terminal as a drop-down console, Quake-style, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/01/how-to-use-xfce4-terminal-06x-as-drop.html">How To Use Xfce4 Terminal 0.6.x As A Drop-Down Console (Guake-style)</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, <b>Thunar</b>, the default Xfce / Xubuntu file manager has been updated with some much requested features like<b> tabs support</b>:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-thunar-file-manager.png" rel="image_group" title="Thunar file manager"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 raring ringtail screenshots thunar" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-thunar-file-manager_thumb.png" /></a></div><br />Other changes included in the latest Thunar available in Xubuntu 13.04:<br /><ul><li>file properties for multiple file selections;</li><li>support for remote mounts and bookmarks;</li><li>new shortcuts sidepane;</li><li>improved transfer dialog;</li><li>more.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Default applications included in Xubuntu 13.04:</b> Firefox 20, Thunderbird 17.0.5, Pidgin 2.10.7, Transmission 2.77, XChat 2.8.8, GIMP 2.8.4, Thunar 1.6.2, Catfish 0.6.3, Gnumeric 1.12.1, Abiword 2.9.2+svn20120603, Xfce4 Terminal 0.6.1, Parole 0.5.0, Gmusicbrowser 1.1.9, gThumb 3.0.2, Simple Scan 3.6.1, Ristretto 0.6.3, Xfburn 0.4.3, Gigolo 0.4.1, Mousepad 0.3.0 and Ubuntu Software Center 5.6.0, all on top of Xfce 4.10.</div><br />For other changes which are shared with all the Ubuntu flavors, see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2013/04/ubuntu-1304-available-for-download.html">Ubuntu 13.04 Available For Download [Screenshot Tour, Video]</a><br /><br /><br />Here are some more Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 installer"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots installer" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_2.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 installer"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot installer" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-installer_2_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-login-screen.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 login screen"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots login screen" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-login-screen_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gmusicbrowser.png" rel="image_group" title="Gmusicbrowser"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshot Gmusicbrowser" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-gmusicbrowser_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-software-center.png" rel="image_group" title="Software Center"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots software center" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-software-center_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-settings.png" rel="image_group" title="Xubuntu 13.04 Settings Manager"><img alt="Xubuntu 13.04 screenshots settings" src="http://img.netupd8.com/xubuntu-13.04-settings_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Download Xubuntu 13.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've installed Xubuntu 13.04 beta and used the Update Manager to upgrade all the packages, you already have the final version so there's no need to reinstall.</div><br /><b>Download Xubuntu 13.04:</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IB7p8tBF_34/UXp_lAJXQiI/AAAAAAAAPE4/ME5pn-Pjts8/s1600/get-xubuntu.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><i><b>Tip:</b> for improved multi-monitor support, use the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-multiple-monitors-in-xubuntu.html">Xfce 4.12 PPA</a>.</i>

Xubuntu 13.04 Available For Download - Quick Overview [Screenshots, Video]

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DockBarX Available As An Xfce Panel Plugin

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iTEaulJGyPE/UVb8B3uGhFI/AAAAAAAAOxI/4HINtVsXZfI/s1600/dockbarx-xfce.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="163" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iTEaulJGyPE/UVb8B3uGhFI/AAAAAAAAOxI/4HINtVsXZfI/s320/dockbarx-xfce.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/dockbarx-sees-new-release-now-available.html">DockBarX</a>, an application launcher / switcher available for the MATE panel, Avant Window Navigator or as a stand-alone dock, is now available for Xfce, as a panel plugin.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to TiZ, who has been working on the DockBarX Xfce panel support for some time, the application can now be used as an Xfce panel plugin and with it, users can get an <b>icon-only application switcher / taskbar with</b><b> grouping and group manipulation, pin applications to the panel</b> and, of course, take advantage of the <b>DockBarX plugins</b>: get Unity quicklists, counters and progress bars as well as DockManager integration which can be used to control MPD, Pidgin, Skype, Rhythmbox and so on:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UryiRao6ksY/UVb98reS4jI/AAAAAAAAOxo/8lzQB7XXcWU/s1600/dockbarx-xfce-rhythmbox.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="143" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UryiRao6ksY/UVb98reS4jI/AAAAAAAAOxo/8lzQB7XXcWU/s320/dockbarx-xfce-rhythmbox.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FioIgLlinUo/UVb98kNd4ZI/AAAAAAAAOxs/hE08LIDQU4k/s1600/dockbarx-xfce-quicklist.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="236" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FioIgLlinUo/UVb98kNd4ZI/AAAAAAAAOxs/hE08LIDQU4k/s320/dockbarx-xfce-quicklist.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />If you're using MATE or want to use the stand-alone dock, see our previous article: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/dockbarx-sees-new-release-now-available.html">DockBarX Sees New Release, Now Available For MATE Desktop Too</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>Installing and using the DockBarX Xfce Panel plugin in Xubuntu</h2><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JndTMwVH4ao/UVb8J-nQgFI/AAAAAAAAOxQ/pU0_jc_4Qj0/s1600/dockbarx-xfce-full.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JndTMwVH4ao/UVb8J-nQgFI/AAAAAAAAOxQ/pU0_jc_4Qj0/s320/dockbarx-xfce-full.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Before proceeding, please note that this plugin is in its early development stages so you may find bugs. However, I didn't notice any issues in my 1-2 hours test under Xubuntu 12.10 (and a quick test in VirtualBox in Xubuntu 12.04). <b>The plugin may not work if you're using the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">Xfce 4.10 PPA in Xubuntu 12.04</a> (in that case you may need to build the package from source) - unfortunately, I can't build packages in the PPA for two Xfce versions.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've uploaded the Xfce DockBarX plugin in the official DockBar PPA so to <b>install it in Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10 and 13.04</b>, use the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dockbar-main/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-dockbarx-plugin</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For some of the DockBarX plugins you'll also need to install these packages</b> (which are automatically installed, along with some others not used in Xfce if you don't use "--no-install-recommends" in the command above):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install zeitgeist dockmanager dockmanager-daemon libdesktop-agnostic-cfg-gconf libdesktop-agnostic-vfs-gio</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, right click the Xfce panel, select <i>Panel > Add New Items</i> and add DockBarX. Once you add it, you'll get a DockBarX preferences window that's specific to the Xfce version, which lets you set the background color and alpha transparency (so if DockBarX doesn't look like the rest of the Xfce panel, use this to change its color - you can use the color picker to select the current panel color), select a background image or expand the plugin:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2AsOVSHFKGw/UVb8VrkObVI/AAAAAAAAOxY/c1dDW7qS7MA/s1600/dockbarx-xfce-preferences.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2AsOVSHFKGw/UVb8VrkObVI/AAAAAAAAOxY/c1dDW7qS7MA/s320/dockbarx-xfce-preferences.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you've made the changes you want here, click "Apply" and DockBarX should show up on the panel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can further customize the DockBarX appearence (change the theme and many other options) from the menu: <i>Accessories > DockBarX Preference</i>. If the "DockBarX Preference" doesn't show up in the menu (it didn't for me), you can log out and log back in or restart the Xfce panel:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>killall xfce4-panel<br />xfce4-panel &</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To move the DockBarX applet on the panel and/or to access its Xfce-specific preferences, right click on the panel and select <i>Panel > Panel Preferences</i>, then on the "Items" tab you can change the plugin placement on the panel or, doubling "DockBarX" you can access its Xfce-specific preferences:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JUknPYcU7EA/UVb8it0Y8eI/AAAAAAAAOxg/Vyw30o7kGKQ/s1600/dockbarx-xfce-panel-prefs.png" imageanchor="1" rel="image_group" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DockBarX Xfce" border="0" height="254" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JUknPYcU7EA/UVb8it0Y8eI/AAAAAAAAOxg/Vyw30o7kGKQ/s320/dockbarx-xfce-panel-prefs.png" title="DockBarX Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: I didn't test it under Ubuntu 13.04 because I can't login to the Xubuntu session, I'm not sure why yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For other Linux distributions, get the DockBarX Xfce Plugin source from <a href="http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php?content=157865">HERE</a>. You'll also need <a href="http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=101604">DockBarX</a> to be able to use this applet.</b></div>

DockBarX Available As An Xfce Panel Plugin

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Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail ISO Size Raised To 1GB, GIMP And Gnumeric To Be Installed By Default

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1UELa4GO4NA/URvY8CnAR2I/AAAAAAAANpY/F6fWZ8_gG7I/s1600/xubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu logo" border="0" height="73" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1UELa4GO4NA/URvY8CnAR2I/AAAAAAAANpY/F6fWZ8_gG7I/s320/xubuntu.png" title="xubuntu logo" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Xubuntu, the Xfce Ubuntu flavor, will ship with a 1GB ISO starting with Raring</b>. Obviously, after this change, Xubuntu will no longer fit on a CD but this will allow some packages that were dropped in Xubuntu 12.10 to be added back by default.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">One of the main reasons for this change is the "amount of developer time currently spent keeping the ISO small enough to fit on a CD". The 1GB ISO change was brought up in a recent Xubuntu team meeting and the votes were 8-0 in favor of raising the ISO size to 1 GB.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Xubuntu team has also decided that <b>with Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, GIMP and Gnumeric</b>, which were dropped from 12.10 because there wasn't enough space, <b>will once again be installed by default in Xubuntu</b>.</div><br /><br /><i>See also: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/xubuntu-1210-released-with-xfce-410.html">Xubuntu 12.10 Released With Xfce 4.10 [Screenshots, Video]</a></i><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-goes-1gb-for-raring-gimp-and-gnumeric-are-back/">xubuntu.org </a></i></div>

Xubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail ISO Size Raised To 1GB, GIMP And Gnumeric To Be Installed By Default

Xubuntu, the Xfce Ubuntu flavor, will ship with a 1GB ISO starting with Raring . Obviously, after this change, Xubuntu will no longer fit on...

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Parole Media Player 0.4.0 Released With New Features

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://goodies.xfce.org/projects/applications/parole">Parole</a>, the default <a href="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce</a> / <a href="http://xubuntu.org/">Xubuntu</a> media player, has reached version 0.4.0, a development release which brings many new features and improvements.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Parole 0.4.0 features CD and DVD playlist support, DVD navigation support, custom subtitle management and other new features along with some important bug fixes for fullscreen controls, screensaver inhibition and others.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://img.netupd8.com/parole-media-player.png"><img alt="Parole Media Player 0.4.0" src="http://img.netupd8.com/parole-media-player_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Here's the complete Parole 0.4.0 changelog:</b><br /><ul><li>fixed build bugs;</li><li>fixed fullscreen controls;</li><li>fixed screensaver inhibition;</li><li>fixed freezing with subtitles;</li><li>fixed skipping every second ogg-vorbis in playlist;</li><li>added embedded mode so you can use Parole as a browser plugin with mozplugger;</li><li>added missing codec installation like in Totem so now if you try to play a format for which you don't have any codecs installed, parole will prompt you to install the correct codecs;</li><li>added custom subtitle management (you can now choose subtitles manually);</li><li>added CD and DVD playlist support;</li><li>added DVD navigation support;</li><li>added Recent Items in open menu;</li><li>replaced Stream Properties plugin with AudioBox widget;</li><li>moved notifications from system tray plugin to notify plugin;</li><li>added album artwork and details to notifications;</li><li>ported configuration to Xfconf;</li><li>interface refinements;</li><li>keyboard shortcut refinements.</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For those not familiar with Parole, this is a <b>lightweight</b> media player based on the GStreamer framework, <b>designed specially for Xfce</b>, but obviously, <b>you can use it in other desktop environments</b> like GNOME too. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application can play local files (with subtitles support), CD / DVDs and live streams and is extensible with plugins - currently, 3 plugins are available by default: a notification plugin, one to inhibit Power Manager from suspending the machine while playing a DVD and a tray icon plugin.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Parole media player in Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.10 or 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest Parole 0.4.0 is available in the Xfce 4.12 PPA, along with other Xfce 4.12 development packages such as Xfce4 Settings 4.11 which introduces <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-multiple-monitors-in-xubuntu.html" title="How To Use Multiple Monitors In Xubuntu / Xfce (Extended Display Instead Of Mirror)">multi-monitor improvements</a> or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/install-thunar-with-tabs-support-in.html">Thunar 1.6.2</a> which comes with tabs support and other improvements. </div><br />Important: Ubuntu 12.04 users also need to add the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">Xfce 4.10 PPA</a>!.<br /><br /><b>To add the PPA and install the latest Parole 0.4.0 in Ubuntu (Xubuntu) 12.10 or 12.04, use the following commands:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install parole</code></pre><br />The latest Parole 0.4.0 source code can be downloaded from <a href="http://archive.xfce.org/src/apps/parole/">HERE</a>.

Parole Media Player 0.4.0 Released With New Features

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How To Install Ubuntu 12.10 On Non-PAE CPU

<div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 use the PAE Linux Kernel by default for 32bit ISOs and while you could use the <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/how-to-install-ubuntu-1204-on-non-pae.html">mini ISO to install Ubuntu 12.04 on computers that don't support PAE</a>, that's not possible in Ubuntu 12.10.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Further more, with 12.10, Xubuntu and Lubuntu no longer come with a non-PAE Linux Kernel, so by default, you can't install any Ubuntu 12.10 flavour on computers using CPUs that lack PAE support (such as Intel Pentium M).<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2SbZ38kbLhM/UK-pWsOxVaI/AAAAAAAAMFo/tFrloEqd4qs/s1600/ubuntu12.10-non-pae-kernel.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 non-pae" border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2SbZ38kbLhM/UK-pWsOxVaI/AAAAAAAAMFo/tFrloEqd4qs/s320/ubuntu12.10-non-pae-kernel.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 non-pae" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><b>Below you'll find instructions on how to install Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal on computers that don't support PAE</b>.<b> The instructions have been tested on the default Ubuntu 12.10 ISO (with Unity), but they should work with any Ubuntu flavour like Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu and so on and probably Linux Mint 14 as well</b>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Using the resulting bootable Ubuntu 12.10 USB stick, it should also be possible to upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10, but I've only tested it on a clean installation.</div></div><br /><a name='more'></a><i>Physical Address Extension (PAE) is a feature to allow (32-bit) x86 processors to access a physical address space (including random access memory and memory mapped devices) larger than 4 gigabytes.</i><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal on computers that don't support PAE</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1.</b> Download the required files (includes non-PAE Linux Kernel 3.5.0 deb files).</div><br />You can grab all the required files as once, using BZR:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install bzr<br />cd<br />bzr branch lp:~webtom/+junk/linux-image-i386-non-pae</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Or, you can download each file manually from <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~webtom/+junk/linux-image-i386-non-pae/files">HERE</a> (click the green download image on the right). </div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> Create a <a title="4 Ways to Create Bootable Live USB Drives (For Windows, Linux and Mac OS X)" href="http://www.webupd8.org/2009/04/4-ways-to-create-bootable-live-usb.html">bootable USB stick</a> with the Ubuntu 12.10 32bit ISO and once the stick is ready, open it in your file manager (.e.g. Nautilus) and replace the following files from the USB stick with the files downloaded under step 1:</div><ul><li>rename the downloaded "vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-17.28_i386" file to "vmlinuz" and copy it to the USB stick, under the "casper" folder, replacing the already existing "vmlinuz" file.</li><li>rename the downloaded "initrd-3.5.0-17-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-17.28_i386.lz" file to "initrd.lz" and copy it to the USB stick, under the "casper" folder, replacing the already existing "initrd.lz" file</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. </b>Copy the following downloaded files to the USB stick (don't place them in any sub directory):</div><ul><li>linux-headers-3.5.0-17-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-17.28_i386.deb</li><li>linux-image-3.5.0-17-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-17.28_i386.deb</li></ul><br />Note that these are the <b>3.5.0-17</b> Linux headers and image, not 3.5.0-18!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> Now you can use the USB stick to install Ubuntu 12.10 on the non-PAE capable computer. Once the installation completes, DO NOT REBOOT the computer, press CTRL + ALT + F1 and in the tty, type the following commands to install the non-PAE kernel you've copied to the USB stick under step 3:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd /cdrom<br />sudo dpkg --root=/target -i *.deb</code></pre><br />Some warnings will be displayed when running the above command:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AmXiMJs0Ous/UK-p3uYZRMI/AAAAAAAAMFw/H6R1Lk7VBpk/s1600/install-nonpae.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntu 12.10 non-pae" border="0" height="176" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AmXiMJs0Ous/UK-p3uYZRMI/AAAAAAAAMFw/H6R1Lk7VBpk/s320/install-nonpae.png" title="ubuntu 12.10 non-pae" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">ignore these warnings and once the installation completes, reboot the system (you can press CTRL + ALT + F7 to switch back to the installation and reboot from there or type "sudo reboot").</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5.</b> Your computer should now boot the newly installed Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal flavour. From the files downloaded under step 1 (or, if you don't have access to them any more, redownload just the ones below), copy the following files to some folder that doesn't have any other deb files, e.g. your home directory:</div><ul><li>linux-image-3.5.0-18-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-18.29_i386.deb</li><li>linux-headers-3.5.0-18-wt-non-pae_3.5.0-18.29_i386.deb</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>This is the latest Linux Kernel version available in the Ubuntu 12.10 repositories (3.5.0-18 and not 3.5.0-17 which we've used under steps 3-4). </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And finally, install these deb files:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd #if you've placed the files in your home directory<br />sudo dpkg -i *.deb<br />sudo apt-get install -f</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it! </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, there's no PPA (that I know of) to use for non-PAE Linux Kernel updates, so when a Linux Kernel update is available in Ubuntu, don't install it and instead, check if a newer Kernel has been added to the <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/%7Ewebtom/+junk/linux-image-i386-non-pae/files">BZR repository</a> used in this post and install it using "sudo dpkg -i *.deb". Or, compile your own kernel.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Instructions adapted from <a href="http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~webtom/+junk/linux-image-i386-non-pae/view/head:/README">HERE</a>. Thanks to Thomas Reith for the instructions and non-PAE Linux Kernel deb files.</i></div>

How To Install Ubuntu 12.10 On Non-PAE CPU

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How To Use Multiple Monitors In Xubuntu / Xfce (Extended Display Instead Of Mirror)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-multimonitor-setup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu dual screen" border="0" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-multimonitor-setup_thumb.png" title="xubuntu dual screen" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In multi monitors setups, Xubuntu / Xfce clones (mirrors) instead of expanding the display to the external monitor. So here are two ways of getting proper multi monitor support in Xfce / Xubuntu.</b></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>I. Xubuntu 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 only: use the Xfce 4.12 PPA to get proper multi-monitor support</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Xfce 4.11 (Xubuntu 13.04 and 12.10 use Xfce 4.10 by default) has implemented support for extended desktop mode, so <b>using the Xfce 4.12 PPA in Xubuntu 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04</b> (this is a development PPA which provides some development packages), <b>you'll get proper multi-monitor support by default.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Using this PPA, in the Xfce Settings Manager, under "Display", you can select the position of each monitor (left of, right of, below, above or the same), and if you want to mirror the displays or not:</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-xfce-multi-monitor.png"><img alt="Xubuntu multi monitor display settings" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-xfce-multi-monitor_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the PPA and upgrade these packages in Xubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.12<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once the packages have been successfully upgraded, open the Settins Manager, and under "Display", <b>uncheck the "Mirror displays" option to extend your display to the external monitor(s)</b>, then select the displays position, etc.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />There's also a minimal display dialog (thanks to Simon Steinbeiss for the tip!) you can use once you've added the above PPA, in case you need to quickly change monitor settings, which you can run using the following command (you can create a shortcut for it if you often change your monitor layout, .e.g. when using a laptop with external monitors):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>xfce4-display-settings -m</code></pre><br />Here's what you'll get:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xfce-mini-displays.png"><img alt="Xfce mini display settings" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xfce-mini-displays_thumb.png" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>II. Any Xubuntu / Xfce version: Use Arandr to extend the display instead of cloning (mirror) it</h2><br /><b>1.</b> Install Arandr, a simple GUI for XRandR:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install arandr</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2.</b> Then, open Arandr and move the monitors to the desired position using drag and drop:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/arandr.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/arandr_thumb.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>By default, the monitors might be displayed one above the other, so drag the first one to be able to see both of them.</i><br /><br />When you're done, select <i>Layout > Apply</i>. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3.</b> The changes are not saved and will be lost once you logout / restart the computer so to make them permanent, from the Arandr menu select <i>Layout > Save As</i>, enter a name for this layout and save it.</div><br />This creates a script under <i>~/.screenlayout</i> using the name you've used above (unless you've selected a different path).<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4.</b> Add this script to your startup items: <i>Session and Startup > Applications Autostart</i> - click "Add", under "Name" enter whatever you want and under "Command", enter the exact path to the script created under step 3 and you're done:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-multiscreen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://netupd8.com/w8img2/xubuntu-multiscreen_thumb.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Your Xubuntu computer's display should now be extended to the external monitor(s), instead of using the default clone (mirror) option, each time you log in.</div>

How To Use Multiple Monitors In Xubuntu / Xfce (Extended Display Instead Of Mirror)

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Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Thunar, the default Xfce file manager, has reached version 1.6.0, getting a much-requested feature: tabs.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OR2V9Yq32qo/UL3U2J9Wx2I/AAAAAAAAMJM/kV_i4ms-YO0/s1600/thunar-1.6.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="thunar 1.6.0 tabs" border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OR2V9Yq32qo/UL3U2J9Wx2I/AAAAAAAAMJM/kV_i4ms-YO0/s320/thunar-1.6.0.png" title="thunar 1.6.0 tabs" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For now, using middle click to open a folder in a new tab doesn't work so you must right click a folder and select  "Open in New Tab". You can also open a new tab using the Ctrl + t keyboard shortcut.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thunar 1.6 also brings side pane fixes, various cleanups for the toolbar and an option to permanently delete files or folders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides tabs, Thunar 1.6 <b>introduces features like file properties for multiple file selections, support for remote mounts and bookmarks, a new shortcuts sidepane and improved transfer dialog</b>, side pane fixes, various cleanups for the toolbar and an option to permanently delete files or folders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Complete changelogs for Thunar 1.5.x and 1.6.0 stable, <a href="http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/tree/NEWS?id=thunar-1.6.0">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br /><h2>Install Thunar 1.6.0 with tabs support in Ubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04 users can install the latest Thunar 1.6.0 by using the official Xubuntu Xfce 4.10 PPA.</div><br /><b>Thunar is available in the Xfce 4.10 PPA so if you use Ubuntu 12.04, you'll also get Xfce 4.10 by using this PPA!</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the PPA and upgrade to Thunar 1.6.0 in Ubuntu 12.10 or 12.04, use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:xubuntu-dev/xfce-4.10<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get dist-upgrade</code></pre><br />Then, log out, log back in and enjoy the new version with tabs support.<br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can grab the Thunar source via <a href="http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar">http://git.xfce.org/xfce/thunar</a></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2012/11/rilasciato-thunar-151-con-la-nuova.html">lffl.org</a></i></div><br />

Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]

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How To Set Up Compiz In Xubuntu 13.04, 12.10 Or 12.04

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fvPQCMIMrEU/UJKHT1SMgRI/AAAAAAAALgo/UB2MMk4Lw-0/s1600/xubuntu-compiz-cube.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu compiz" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fvPQCMIMrEU/UJKHT1SMgRI/AAAAAAAALgo/UB2MMk4Lw-0/s320/xubuntu-compiz-cube.png" title="xubuntu compiz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>This article shows how to set up Compiz in Xubuntu (w/ Xfce) 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04</b>. I've tested the instructions below on <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/10/xubuntu-1210-released-with-xfce-410.html">Xubuntu 12.10</a> (and they are identical for 13.04), but they should work on Xubuntu 12.04 as well - there are some minor differences which I've explained below.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Before proceeding, please note that to be able to use Compiz, you'll obviously need a 3D capable graphics card and drivers.</div><br />Let's get started!<br /><br /><br /><br /><h2>How to use Compiz in Xubuntu (w/ Xfce) 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Install Compiz</b>, the main Compiz plugins and CompizConfig Settings Manager:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install compiz compiz-plugins compizconfig-settings-manager</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. You'll also need a tool to change the window titlebar theme</b> (since Metacity will be used). To keep things light and without the need to add any PPAs, we'll use dconf-editor / gconf-editor in the steps below.</div><br /><b>For Ubuntu 13.04 or 12.10</b>, install dconf-tools:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install dconf-tools</code></pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hGzRVEfWwYM/UJKGDMpLy_I/AAAAAAAALgI/RU_o4bx1654/s1600/xubuntu-dconf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu compiz" border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hGzRVEfWwYM/UJKGDMpLy_I/AAAAAAAALgI/RU_o4bx1654/s320/xubuntu-dconf.png" title="xubuntu compiz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then press ALT + F2 and run: "dconf-editor", navigate to <i>org > gnome > desktop > vm > preferences</i> and change the "theme" value from "Adwaita" to "Greybird". Remember this because in the same place you can also change the window button layout, among others.</div><br /><b>For Ubuntu 12.04</b>, install gconf-editor:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install gconf-editor</code></pre><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDlWhx0XtzY/UJKGJVDoXBI/AAAAAAAALgQ/PqQmvKT9HRA/s1600/xubuntu-gconf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu compiz" border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CDlWhx0XtzY/UJKGJVDoXBI/AAAAAAAALgQ/PqQmvKT9HRA/s320/xubuntu-gconf.png" title="xubuntu compiz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Then press ALT + F2 and run: "gconf-editor", navigate to <i>apps > metacity > general</i> and set the "theme" value to "Greybird" (assuming that Graybird theme is installed - and it should since it's the default theme).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whenever you want to change the Xubuntu window theme, you'll have to use dconf-editor / gconf-editor like explained above.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Some Compiz plugins MUST be enabled before running Compiz:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Open CompizConfig Settings Manager via Xubuntu's Settings Manager and <b>activate the following plugins </b>(without these plugins enabled, Compiz won't work properly): Composite, Gnome Compatibility, OpenGL, Window Decoration, Move Window, Resize Window, Place Windows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQ3NK_uIXds/UJKGgPnDABI/AAAAAAAALgY/f5vfrN2HHPY/s1600/xubuntu-ccsm.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu compiz" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZQ3NK_uIXds/UJKGgPnDABI/AAAAAAAALgY/f5vfrN2HHPY/s320/xubuntu-ccsm.png" title="xubuntu compiz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I also suggest enabling these plugins: Expo, Desktop Wall (or Cube), Application Switcher (or Static Application Switcher / Ring Swithcher), Grid and of course, enable any other plugins you like (don't enable the Unity plugin though!).<br /><br />You can enable/disable more plugins later on, but the important part is to enable the plugins required for Compiz to work properly, which I've mentioned above, before running Compiz for the first time.</div><br /><br /><b>4. </b>Let's <b>start Compiz</b> using the following command:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>compiz --replace</code></pre><br /><b><br /></b> <b>5. Add Compiz to Xubuntu startup applications</b>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At this point, Compiz is up and running but it won't be used after a system restart. So if you're satisfied with it, add it start when you login to your Xubuntu session.<br /><br />To do this, run the following commands:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cp /etc/xdg/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml<br />leafpad ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml</code></pre><br />In the newly opened file in Leafpad, look for the following bolded line (should be on line 14 in Xubuntu 12.10):<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code> <property name="Failsafe" type="empty"><br /> <property name="IsFailsafe" type="bool" value="true"/><br /> <property name="Count" type="int" value="5"/><br /> <property name="Client0_Command" type="array"><br /><b> <value type="string" value="xfwm4"/></b><br /> </property></code></pre>and <b>replace "xfwm4" with "compiz"</b>. Then log out, log back in and that's it.<br /><br />If later on you want to go back to using xfwm4 instead of compiz, open the same file again:<br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>leafpad ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-session.xml</code></pre>And replace "compiz" with "xfwm4", just like above.<br /><br /><br />Another way to do this is to (this is not the 100% proper way to do it, but I've added it in case the above method doesn't work for you): open <i>Settings Manager > Session and Startup</i> and on the Application Autostart tab, click "Add", under "Name" enter "Compiz" and under "Command", enter "compiz --replace" (both without quotes). You can leave the description field empty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rKLsOwiFuCk/UJKGm_QIXBI/AAAAAAAALgg/leHrAs8RO8k/s1600/xubuntu-startup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu compiz" border="0" height="249" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rKLsOwiFuCk/UJKGm_QIXBI/AAAAAAAALgg/leHrAs8RO8k/s320/xubuntu-startup.png" title="xubuntu compiz" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If later on you don't want to use Compiz any more, simply remove Compiz from <i>Settings Manager > Session and Startup > Applications Autostart</i> tab, then log out and log back in. </div>

How To Set Up Compiz In Xubuntu 13.04, 12.10 Or 12.04

This article shows how to set up Compiz in Xubuntu (w/ Xfce) 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 . I've tested the instructions below on Xubuntu 12.10...

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