Welcome to Xfce: The Missing Manual!

This is an unofficial user manual for Xfce, the lightweight desktop environment. This document is not meant to be comprehensive, and only attempts to cover the basics to get you up and running.

Contents

• What is Xfce?
• Why not use other lightweight environments ?
• What is your point?
• Caveats of this document
• How to install Xfce?
  • Linux
  • Installing Xfce on FreeBSD
  • Installing Xfce 4.12 on NetBSD
• Components of Xfce
  • Xfce4 Settings Manager
  • Xfce Panel
  • Xfdesktop
  • Xfwm4
  • Thunar
• Some goodies available with Xfce
  • Xfce Terminal Emulator
  • Mousepad
• Using your keyboard shortcuts wisely
• Scrolling

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page