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'''[http://xfce.org/ XFCE]''' is a lightweight and versatile desktop environment that utilises a classic drop-down or pop-up menu to access applications. It is also compatible with '''[[Compiz_and_Emerald|Compiz]]'''. A little time and effort will also be required to properly customise the desktop to suit personal taste. A 64 bit installation of Manjaro running XFCE uses about 390MB of memory.
'''[http://xfce.org/ XFCE]''' is a lightweight and versatile desktop environment that utilises a classic drop-down or pop-up menu to access applications. It is also compatible with '''[[Compiz_and_Emerald|Compiz]]'''. A little time and effort will also be required to properly customise the desktop to suit personal taste. A 64 bit installation of Manjaro running XFCE uses about 390MB of memory.  As of version 18, Manjaro has moved to the gtk3 version of XFCE.


====== Install a basic XFCE environment ======
====== Install a basic XFCE environment ======


  sudo pacman -S xfce4 xfce4-goodies network-manager-applet
  sudo pacman -S xfce4-gtk3 xfce4-goodies xfce4-terminal network-manager-applet xfce4-notifyd-gtk3 xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-gtk3 tumbler engrampa


====== Optional: Install and use LightDM, the recommended display manager for XFCE ======
====== Optional: Install and use LightDM, the recommended display manager for XFCE ======
  sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
  sudo pacman -S lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings
  sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service --force
  sudo systemctl enable lightdm.service --force
edit '''/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf''', under [Seat:*] replace the greeter-session setting with '''greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter'''


====== Optional: Install the Manjaro configuration and theming for XFCE ======
====== Optional: Install the Manjaro configuration and theming for XFCE ======
  sudo pacman -S manjaro-xfce-settings manjaro-settings-manager
  sudo pacman -S manjaro-xfce-gtk3-settings manjaro-settings-manager
Either create a new user or enter the following command to update the current user
/usr/bin/cp -rf /etc/skel/. ~


To configure LightDM to match the official iso replace the contents of /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf with
To configure LightDM to match the official iso replace the contents of /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf with
  [greeter]
  [greeter]
  background = /usr/share/backgrounds/breath.png
  background = /usr/share/backgrounds/illyria-default-lockscreen.jpg
  font-name = Cantarell 10
  font-name = Cantarell Bold 12
  xft-antialias = true
  xft-antialias = true
  icon-theme-name = Vertex-Maia
  icon-theme-name = Adapta-Papirus-Maia
  screensaver-timeout = 60
  screensaver-timeout = 60
  theme-name = Vertex-Maia
  theme-name = Adapta-Eta-Maia
  cursor-theme-name = xcursor-breeze
  cursor-theme-name = xcursor-breeze
  show-clock = false
  show-clock = false
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  panel-position = bottom
  panel-position = bottom
  indicators = ~host;~spacer;~clock;~spacer;~language;~session;~a11y;~power
  indicators = ~host;~spacer;~clock;~spacer;~language;~session;~a11y;~power
====== Create a new user for the new desktop environment ======
sudo useradd -mG lp,network,power,sys,wheel <username>
sudo passwd <username>


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