Xfce
Sign in to saveXfce (pronounced as four individual letters, ) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
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Xfce is a free and open-source desktop environment—the visual interface and tools you interact with—designed for Linux and similar operating systems. It matters because it provides users with a lightweight, customizable alternative to heavier desktop environments, making it accessible for older computers or those who prefer simpler, more efficient systems.
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Key facts
- Software.name
- Xfce
- Software.logo
- Xfce logo.svg
- Software.logo size
- 100px
- Software.logo alt
- logo XFCE
- Software.screenshot
- XFCE 4.20.png
- Software.screenshot alt
- Xfce 4.20 with Thunar, Xfce Terminal, and Xfce Task Manager on Linux
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- Xfce 4.20 with Thunar, Xfce Terminal, and Xfce Task Manager on Linux
- Software.author
- Olivier Fourdan
- Software.developer
- Free software community
- Software.programming language
- C (GTK)
- Software.middleware
- X Window System, Xorg
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- GTK
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26 sectionsContents
- Features
- User experience
- Performance
- History
- Mascot
- Early versions
- Xfce 4.0 - 4.10
- Modern Xfce
- Software components
- Development framework
- Xfce Panel
- Xfce Terminal
- Xfwm
- Catfish
- Thunar
- Orage
- Mousepad
- Parole
- Ristretto
- Xfburn
- Xfce Screensaver
- Table of Xfce 4 components
- Products and distributions using Xfce
- See also
- References
- External links
Xfce (pronounced as four individual letters, ) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
Xfce aims to be fast and lightweight while still visually appealing and easy to use. The desktop environment is designed to embody the traditional Unix philosophy of modularity and re-usability, as well as adherence to standards; specifically, those defined at freedesktop.org.