Xubuntu setup

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Remove the duplicate login screen entry

sudo mv /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop /usr/share/xsessions/xfce.desktop.bak &> /dev/null

Remove unnecessary applications

sudo apt-get -y remove abiword gmusicbrowser gnumeric mousepad orage xchat xfce4-notes
sudo apt-get -y install brasero deja-dup gedit gnote libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-writer rhythmbox shotwell

Disable visual effects (if you have an older computer, this will speed it up slightly)

xfconf-query -c xfwm4 -p /general/use_compositing -t bool -s false

Optional tweaks

If your computer doesn’t have bluetooth:

  1. Xfce menu > All Settings > System > Session and Startup
  2. Select the Application Autostart tab
  3. Uncheck Blueman Applet

If your computer isn’t a laptop:

  1. Xfce menu > All Settings > System > Session and Startup
  2. Select the Application Autostart tab
  3. Uncheck Power Manager

If you want to hide the default desktop icons

  1. Xfce menu > All Settings > Personal > Desktop > Icons
  2. Under Default Icons, uncheck any icons you wish to hide

Add system load monitor panel applet

  1. Install the applet

    sudo apt-get -y install indicator-multiload
    
  2. Xfce menu > System Load Indicator

  3. Click the load indicator in the panel > Preferences

  4. Make sure Autostart is checked

  5. Check any of the resources you want in Monitored Resources (recommended: Processor, Memory)

Other

After upgrading from Xubuntu 14.04 to 16.04

  • If the menu is missing items

    1. Right-click the menu > Remove > Remove

    2. Right-click an empty spot in the top panel > Panel > Panel Preferences > Items > + > Whisker Menu > Add > Close

    3. Under Items select Whisker Menu > click ↑ until it’s at the top > Close

Start with a clean configuration (without losing any of your files or programs)

  1. mv ~/.config/xfce4 ~/.config/xfce4.bak

  2. Reboot

  3. Log into Xubuntu Session (not Xfce Session, if that’s an option)