Xfce is a lightweight desktop environment for unix-like operating systems. It aims to be fast and lightweight, while still being visually appealing and easy to use.

Xfce 4.2 embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. It consists of a number of components that together provide the full functionality of the desktop environment. They are packaged separately and you can pick and choose from the available packages to create the best personal working environment.

Xfce 4 can be installed on several UNIX platforms. It is known to compile on Linux, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Cygwin and MacOS X, on x86, PPC, Sparc, Alpha…

Features:

* Freedesktop specifications compliance for Window Manager hints, menus, icons themes, XDG Basedir Specification, Xsettings protocol, drag and drop…
* Real multiscreen and Xinerama support.
* Support for “kiosk mode” in which the allowed user actions can be restricted in xfce4-session, xfce4-panel, and xfdesktop.
* Development framework for applications.
* Xft fonts anti-aliasing support.
* You can install/launch each Xfce module separately. Very useful if you do not need them all or if you have very limited system resources.
* More than 40 languages translations…
Site: http://www.xfce.org

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