Ubuntu 8.04, XFCE, EVE, its slick.
by The Uni-Hacker on Apr.28, 2008, under Gaming
Xubuntu, the XFCE version of Ubuntu is very slick, easy to use, and uses little resources on your computer. I think I found the Ubuntu flavor that can really use. Being an old slackware guy, I decided I didn’t want to compile everything from source. Back in my hardcore days I built custom Slackware distro’s just for my specific hardware, kernel and all. Today, I am older, and I just want to be a user, so I chose Ubuntu ( Xubuntu ) as my desktop Linux.
The installation of the new Xubuntu 8.04 went smooth and everything works just fine. By default, Xubuntu comes with all sorts of wallpapers and window decorations to allow for a fully customized look of your desktop. Looks, is everything for me! :-)
So far I was able to get the most important things working, EVE Online, TeamSpeak, and OpenOffice. For EVE online, don’t forget to click the “Detect Hardware” in the configuration to allow for use of installed graphics hardware acceleration. I think this is something people miss when installing EVE Online.
The XFCE window manager is super cool, and uses little resources. I like the fast windows, fast desktop switching and easy customization. XFCE will probably stay is my primary window manager.
Don’t forget, you can get KDE (Kubuntu), Gnome(Ubuntu) and XFCE(Xubuntu) version of Ubuntu, or you can install everything from Ubuntu itself. I just wanted the system the used the least amount of disk space and memory.
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