Xfce: Sync To VBlank Support For The Xfwm Compositor [PPA For Ubuntu 13.04 And 12.10]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>If you're experiencing screen tearing in Xfce 4.10, you'll be glad to know there's a patch that fixes this, which you can install right away.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The patch adds Sync to VBlank support to the Xfwm compositor and while it's not perfect, it should fix most of the tearing on computers using Intel GPUs (might work with AMD as well). Here are the pros and cons of using this patch, according to the <a href="https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8898">bug report</a> where the patch was submitted:</div><br /><b>Pros:</b><br /><ul><li>No tearing when dragging windows</li><li>No tearing when resizing windows</li><li>No tearing when using the flash plugin in firefox</li><li>No tearing in windowed OpenGL applications</li><li>Uses less resources since the fps is limited to the display refresh rate</li></ul><br /><b>Cons:</b><br /><ul><li>Tested only using Intel gpu, but might also work with AMD. It doesn't work with Nvidia</li><li>Blocks xfwm's main loop while waiting on the vertical blank</li><li>Tearing still happens about 10 pixels below the top of the display but since this space is usually only occupied by the title bar, it's only visible when dragging a window across the drop of the screen</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d01v_whCp88/UIr5edMeqPI/AAAAAAAALUI/uNm1dzciTXI/s1600/xfce-sync-to-vblank.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d01v_whCp88/UIr5edMeqPI/AAAAAAAALUI/uNm1dzciTXI/s320/xfce-sync-to-vblank.png" title="sync to vblank xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a small bug and enabling sync to vblank from the GUI doesn't work, but this can easily be done with a single command.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't experience any screen tearing in Xfce so I couldn't properly test this, but the patch has been tested by WebUpd8 reader Johann Todorovic on a Dell Inspiron Laptop with Intel i5-2410M CPU<b> </b>and 4 GB of RAM running Ubuntu 12.10, and he confirms that it works, just as described in the bug report (see info above):</div><br /><blockquote>With the default Xfwm4 and the compositor on, I play 3 videos (avi and mp4) in Parole. All of them with permanent horizontal screen tearing. The same issue with flash videos in Youtube. With the default Xfwm4 and the compositor off, the tearing is even worse.<br /><br />Then, i download and install your Xfwm4 patched deb. And enable the Vsync [...].<br /><br />After restarting the wm, with the compositor "on", I performed the test with the same videos, and the reproduction is practically perfect! Tearing of video and flash reproduction, in full screen is almost imperceptible, and limited to the top of the screen "about 10 pixels below the top of the display".<br /><br />[...] I'm very glad with the results, the patch works and it's a good improvement!</blockquote><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Xfwm4 with patch for compositor Vsync support</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Xfwm4 with the patch for vsync support in Ubuntu 13.04 or 12.10, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/experiments<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get upgrade</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're using Ubuntu 12.04 with Xfce 4.10 or some other Debian-based Linux distribution, you can download the debs below (not tested):</div><ul><li><a href="https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/test/+build/3925813/+files/xfwm4_4.10.0-2ubuntu1%2B1%7Ewebupd8%7Equantal_i386.deb">32bit</a></li><li><a href="https://launchpad.net/~nilarimogard/+archive/test/+build/3925812/+files/xfwm4_4.10.0-2ubuntu1%2B1%7Ewebupd8%7Equantal_amd64.deb">64bit</a></li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Once installed, log out, then log back in and enable sync to vblank using the following command </b>(remember, setting this from the UI doesn't work):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p "/general/sync_to_vblank" -s true</code></pre><br />For other Linux distributions, you can get the patch via <a href="https://bugzilla.xfce.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8898">Xfce Bugzilla</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Johann Todorovic for the tip! </i></div>

Xfce: Sync To VBlank Support For The Xfwm Compositor [PPA For Ubuntu 13.04 And 12.10]

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Xubuntu 12.10 Released With Xfce 4.10 [Screenshots, Video]

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F26Pbg1pDuc/UH-l-hoBvDI/AAAAAAAAK-c/NuK3Hhp0B4c/s1600/xubuntu12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-F26Pbg1pDuc/UH-l-hoBvDI/AAAAAAAAK-c/NuK3Hhp0B4c/s320/xubuntu12.10.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://xubuntu.org/">Xubuntu</a>, the <a href="http://xfce.org/">Xfce</a> Ubuntu flavor, has been released today along with the other Ubuntu flavours. It's a great alternative for those who do not want to use GNOME Shell or Unity and prefer a more traditional layout.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest<b> Xubuntu 12.10</b> brings updated artwork and default applications and the latest Xfce 4.10.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's a video I've recorded, presenting the changes in Xubuntu 12.10:</div><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IzkJ-zaa1bc" width="560"></iframe><br />(<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzkJ-zaa1bc">direct video link</a>)</center><br /><br /><h2>Xfce 4.10 by default</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Xfce 4.10, which is used in Xubuntu 12.10, brings many improvements, including:</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- re-written application finder which combines the functionality of the old appfinder and xfrun4:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WQUc7NZ8_0/UH-mSTbpljI/AAAAAAAAK-k/1qRsJKPnMIM/s1600/xubuntu12.10-app-finder.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8WQUc7NZ8_0/UH-mSTbpljI/AAAAAAAAK-k/1qRsJKPnMIM/s320/xubuntu12.10-app-finder.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">- a new vertical display mode for the panel, called "deskbar" which switches the applets orientation to horizontal, making the panel behave like a vertical 'dock':</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--afgMOtE28k/UH-mX781wBI/AAAAAAAAK-s/l_pnlndU_HE/s1600/xubuntu12.10-deskbar-panel-mode.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--afgMOtE28k/UH-mX781wBI/AAAAAAAAK-s/l_pnlndU_HE/s320/xubuntu12.10-deskbar-panel-mode.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br />- multiple rows support for the panel:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgsXrEbhLJ8/UH-mgHcytNI/AAAAAAAAK-0/ls1YuU07c6M/s1600/xubuntu-multiple-rows.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="106" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hgsXrEbhLJ8/UH-mgHcytNI/AAAAAAAAK-0/ls1YuU07c6M/s320/xubuntu-multiple-rows.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />Other Xfce changes include: <br /><ul><li>the window manager supports tiling windows when dragging them to the screen edges</li><li>thumbnail rendering support for Xfdesktop</li><li>the mouse and touchpad dialog is capable of handling basic Synaptics and Wacom properties in the GUI</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Xubuntu 12.10 artwork</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The artwork has received special attention in Xubuntu 12.10. For instance, <b>Greybird, the default Xubuntu 12.10 theme, has got a complete makeover</b>, with re-written GTK3 support:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcnPeEeOFO0/UH-pR9DyrII/AAAAAAAAK_o/2P4-FC0Ku9E/s1600/xubuntu12.10-theme.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcnPeEeOFO0/UH-pR9DyrII/AAAAAAAAK_o/2P4-FC0Ku9E/s320/xubuntu12.10-theme.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's also a <b>new default wallpaper, updated login screen and Ubiquity slideshow</b>:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_d97xUuSdQ/UH-qCgQROvI/AAAAAAAAK_w/s1bOg2yp_Ss/s1600/xubuntu-wallpaper.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_d97xUuSdQ/UH-qCgQROvI/AAAAAAAAK_w/s1bOg2yp_Ss/s320/xubuntu-wallpaper.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9mrg-_oNl8/UH-qDsulHZI/AAAAAAAAK_4/xEge8znDB1w/s1600/xubuntu12.10-login-screen.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="239" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M9mrg-_oNl8/UH-qDsulHZI/AAAAAAAAK_4/xEge8znDB1w/s320/xubuntu12.10-login-screen.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o26lROTWiyU/UH-sXZikuqI/AAAAAAAALAI/k0GddmRjjoE/s1600/xubuntu-installer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o26lROTWiyU/UH-sXZikuqI/AAAAAAAALAI/k0GddmRjjoE/s320/xubuntu-installer.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Default applications</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRfS24bR4Ic/UH-qJm4W23I/AAAAAAAALAA/MMHmX688a3w/s1600/xubuntu12.10-apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="xubuntu 12.10" border="0" height="194" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eRfS24bR4Ic/UH-qJm4W23I/AAAAAAAALAA/MMHmX688a3w/s320/xubuntu12.10-apps.png" title="xubuntu 12.10" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To make Xubuntu 12.10 fit on a CD (unlike Ubuntu), quite a few default applications were removed. In Xubuntu 12.10, <b>you'll no longer find Synaptic Package Manager, GIMP, Gnumeric or Startup Disk Creator installed by default</b>. There are also less games: only Mines and Sudoku are available on the CD.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7fCHB0cOPY/UIBPhLju18I/AAAAAAAALEE/o_tS-lDEsN4/s1600/xubuntu-usc.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7fCHB0cOPY/UIBPhLju18I/AAAAAAAALEE/o_tS-lDEsN4/s320/xubuntu-usc.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ubuntu Software Center in Xubuntu 12.10</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The default application selection in Xubuntu 12.10 includes:</b> Firefox 16.0.1, Thunderbird 16.0.1, gMusicBrowser 1.1.9, Parole 0.3.0.3, Thunar 1.4.0, gThumb 3.0.2, Pidgin 2.10.6, Transmission 2.61, Abiword 2.9.2+svn, Catfish search tool 0.4.0.2, XChat 2.8.8 along with Ubuntu Software Center 5.3.14.2, on top of Xfce 4.10.</div><br /><br /><h2>Other changes</h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's also worth mentioning that the offline documentation has been completely rewritten for Xubuntu 12.10. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, the messaging indicator isn't available for Ubuntu 12.10. Also, just like for Ubuntu, there isn't an alternate ISO anymore.</div><br /><br /><h2>Download Xubuntu 12.10</h2><br /><b>Download Xubuntu 12.10 from <a href="http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/">http://xubuntu.org/getxubuntu/</a> </b>and check out the official <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QuantalQuetzal/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu">release notes</a>!

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Customize GTK3 / GTK2 Theme Colors Using `GTK Theme Preferences`

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-blKBEqdMGIs/UEeZWd-amXI/AAAAAAAAJ98/-YQSa4ZcKAc/s1600/gtk-theme-prefs.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gtk theme preferences" border="0" height="164" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-blKBEqdMGIs/UEeZWd-amXI/AAAAAAAAJ98/-YQSa4ZcKAc/s320/gtk-theme-prefs.png" title="gtk theme preferences" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/">Satya</a>, who's behind some beautiful GTK and GNOME Shell themes, has created a cool new tool that lets you customize GTK theme colors.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Right now, `GTK Theme Preferences` (that's the name of the tool) works with any GTK2 and GTK3 theme and lets you customize the following:</b></div><a name='more'></a><ul><li>selected background color</li><li>Xfce panel, Gnome panel and Unity panel: background and text color</li><li>menu background and font color</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though this is a brand new tool, it seems that GTK Theme Preferences might be <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Roadmap/Specifications/R/ThemeEditor">included</a> by default in the upcoming Xubuntu 13.04.</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A similar feature was available in GNOME 2 by default, but unfortunately it wasn't included in GNOME 3 and since then, GNOME (this includes Unity) users who like to customize the GTK theme colors had to do it manually, by changing configuration files. Well, that's not the case anymore thanks to GTK Theme Preferences. The application comes with a limited set of features for now as you can see (which are still very useful), but hopefully it will gain even more customization options in the future.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v5RnXJXKKCk/UEeZaH1M9mI/AAAAAAAAJ-E/vP0dXdUNRII/s1600/gtk-theme-preferences.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gtk theme preferences" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v5RnXJXKKCk/UEeZaH1M9mI/AAAAAAAAJ-E/vP0dXdUNRII/s320/gtk-theme-preferences.png" title="gtk theme preferences" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's an example: in the screenshot above you can see <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/greybird-default-xubuntu-theme-gets.html">Greybird</a> GTK theme which by default uses blue for the selected background color and comes with a light panel and light menus. Using GTK Theme Preferences, I've tweaked it to use a dark panel, a purple selected background color and dark menus.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install GTK Theme Preferences</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://github.com/satya164/gtk-theme-config">GTK Theme Preferences</a> is available in the Shimmer Project PPA for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin and 12.10 Quantal Quetzal. Add the PPA and install it using the following commands:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shimmerproject/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gtk-theme-config</code></pre><br /><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install GTK Theme Preferences via <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=62561">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, launch GTK Theme Preferences from Dash / the menu, make any changes you want, <b>make sure the "Custom widgets" toggle switch is turned on</b> (or else the changes won't be used by your GTK theme!) and click Apply. </div><br /><b>Then, you'll have to log out and log back in to see the changes.</b> Unity users can also run "setsid unity" in a terminal instead of logging out. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you want to download the source, you want to report a bug or want to help implement translations support, visit GTK Theme Preferences on <a href="https://github.com/satya164/gtk-theme-config">GitHub</a>.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Satya for the tip! </i></div>

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Greybird, The Default Xubuntu Theme Gets A Complete Makeover For Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal

<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A1YR8tXHodg/UDOPOW9qqbI/AAAAAAAAJvo/koBshd5izbQ/s1600/greybird-xfce-12.10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird xubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal" border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A1YR8tXHodg/UDOPOW9qqbI/AAAAAAAAJvo/koBshd5izbQ/s320/greybird-xfce-12.10.png" title="greybird xubuntu 12.10 quantal quetzal" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b>Greybird, the default Xubuntu theme, has got a complete makeover for Xubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, thanks to the great work of <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/">Satya</a> and Simon from the <a href="http://shimmerproject.org/">Shimmer project</a>.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme doesn't use the Unico GTK3 engine anymore and the GTK3 port has been completely rewritten. Greybird includes:</div><ul><li>GTK2 theme</li><li>GTK3 theme</li><li>Xfwm4 themes (normal and compact)</li><li>xfce-notifyd theme</li><li>Emerald theme</li><li>Metacity theme</li><li>Mutter theme</li><li>Unity support</li><li>Granite widgets support (for compatibility with elementary apps)</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This means <b>Greybird isn't just for Xubuntu (XFCE), but it works with Unity or GNOME Shell/classic too</b>:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uYatN75a6qQ/UDOHH6_b1oI/AAAAAAAAJu8/Ei4mJtKzGMg/s1600/graybird-twf.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="210" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uYatN75a6qQ/UDOHH6_b1oI/AAAAAAAAJu8/Ei4mJtKzGMg/s320/graybird-twf.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXnXi-V9uYc/UDOHImPBWtI/AAAAAAAAJvE/mJ-l5i7KuXI/s1600/graybird-unity.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZXnXi-V9uYc/UDOHImPBWtI/AAAAAAAAJvE/mJ-l5i7KuXI/s320/graybird-unity.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WyfhpW86z88/UDOHQeg74CI/AAAAAAAAJvM/kWpaL4orl6c/s1600/greybird-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="greybird gtk3 theme" border="0" height="179" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WyfhpW86z88/UDOHQeg74CI/AAAAAAAAJvM/kWpaL4orl6c/s320/greybird-gnome-shell.png" title="greybird gtk3 theme" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><br /><h2>Install Greybird in Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.04</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The theme is available in Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal repositories in the "shimmer-themes" package, but Ubuntu / Xubuntu 12.04 users can already install it by using the Shimmer PPA:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:shimmerproject/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install shimmer-themes-greybird</code></pre><br /><b>For other Linux distributions, you can get Greybird from <a href="https://github.com/shimmerproject/Greybird">GitHub</a> or <a href="http://satya164.deviantart.com/art/Greybird-GTK3-Theme-322365199">DeviantArt</a>.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, select "greybird-git" (not Greybird!) from the XFCE settings to apply the theme. In Ubuntu (Unity / GNOME 3), use GNOME Tweak Tool, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/03/unsettings-tool-to-disable-global-menu.html">Unsettings</a>, <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/02/myunity-30-released-with-new-gui.html">MyUnity</a> or <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/ubuntu-tweak-073-adds-support-for-linux.html">Ubuntu Tweak</a> and select "greybird-git" as the GTK3 and window theme.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>Thanks to Satya for the tip!</i></div>

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How To Install Dropbox In Xubuntu And Get Thunar Integration (Xfce)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5mQptLCkTbU/UCkJmhdWp1I/AAAAAAAAJqQ/59CjKgtLfqc/s1600/dropbox-xubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5mQptLCkTbU/UCkJmhdWp1I/AAAAAAAAJqQ/59CjKgtLfqc/s320/dropbox-xubuntu.png" title="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu deb package available for download via the official <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a> website requires Nautilus. But if you're using Xubuntu (Xfce), you'll probably want to use Dropbox with Thunar, the default file manager, instead of Nautilus.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's how to install Dropbox in Xubuntu/Xfce without Nautilus and get some basic Thunar integration (you won't get file emblems, but you'll get options to browse the file on the Dropbox website, get shareable link and view previous revisions, like in the screenshot above).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install Dropbox and a Dropbox Thunar plugin in Xubuntu</h2><br /><b>1.</b> Firstly, let's<b> install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In Ubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal</b>, the "nautilus-dropbox" package available in the official repositories (it's not the same as the deb downloaded from the Dropbox website) doesn't depend on Nautilus, so you can install it on Xubuntu too:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it for Xubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal users. Now simply open Dropbox from the menu (it's under Internet) and follow the setup wizard, then skip to step 2.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For those who are using an older Xubuntu version or another Linux distribution, you can manually install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency using the commands below:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>32bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><b>64bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To start the Dropbox daemon (and the setup wizard if this is the first time you're installing Dropbox), use the following command in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you're done, you'll have to <b>add Dropbox to startup</b> so from the menu select <i>Settings > Session and Startup</i> and on the <i>Applications Autostart</i> tab, click "Add" and use the following:</div><ul><li>under "Name", enter "Dropbox"</li><li>under "Command", enter "/home/YOURUSERNAME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" - without the quotes; replace "YOURUSERNAME" with your username.</li></ul>Then click OK and you're done.<br /><br /><br /><b>2. Install the Dropbox Thunar extension.  </b><br /><br />Crunchbang provides thunar-dropbox deb packages that work with Xubuntu 12.04 - download the debs below:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_i386.deb">32bit</a></li><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb">64bit</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I've tested the above packages with Xubuntu 12.04 and they work, but they may not work with other Xubuntu versions, so if you're not using Xubuntu 12.04, grab the Dropbox Thunar extension source from <a href="http://softwarebakery.com/maato/thunar-dropbox.html">HERE</a> (you'll have to compile it). Obviously, they also work if you're using Thunar in another desktop environment, like GNOME (Unity).</div><br />Arch Linux users can install thunar-dropbox from <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39214">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: <i>Dropbox needs to be running for the Thunar context menu items for Dropbox to show up.</i></div>

How To Install Dropbox In Xubuntu And Get Thunar Integration (Xfce)

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