Xfce 4.16 documentation

This website provides user documentation for the latest stable version of the Xfce desktop environment. Go to Xfce 4.14 for the previous version.

Getting Started:

• Getting Started with Xfce
  • Introduction
  • Installation
  • Running Xfce
  • The Desktop Environment
  • Common Tasks
  • Further Reading
• Xfce - Frequently Asked Questions
  • General Questions
  • Keyboard Related
  • Application Menu
  • Desktop Manager
  • Panel
  • Themes
  • Miscellaneous
• Building Xfce from source
  • Choosing your Xfce version
  • Obtaining the Xfce source code
  • Xfce Dependencies explained
  • Building the packages
  • Finding additional Help
• How to contribute to Xfce
  • Bug Reporting and Testing
  • Communication
  • Development
  • Documentation
  • Financial Contributions
  • Feature Requests
  • Translation
• Bug Reporting and Fixing
  • Crashes
  • Search First
  • Report
  • Backtraces
  • Fixing Bugs

Documentation:

• Core Modules
  • xfce4-appfinder - Application Finder
  • xfconf - Configuration Storage System
  • xfdesktop - Xfce Desktop Manager
  • xfce4-dev-tools
  • Exo - Helper Applications
  • Thunar File Manager
  • garcon - menu library
  • xfce4-panel - Xfce Panel
  • xfce4-power-manager - Power Manager
  • xfce4-session - Session Manager
  • xfce4-settings - Settings Manager
  • Tumbler - Thumbnail Service
  • libxfce4util - Utility sharing library
  • libxfce4ui - widget sharing library
  • xfwm4 - Window Manager
• Applications

Getting Started

• :ref::Getting Started with Xfce – Starting point for anyone who wants to use Xfce

• Frequently Asked Questions – General questions relating to Xfce and their answers

• Building Xfce – Instructions on how to compile Xfce from source

• How to Contribute – Detailed information for new contributors

• Bug Reporting and Fixing

Documentation for Xfce Applications

Core Modules

• Application Finder (xfce4-appfinder) – Application to quickly run applications and commands

• Configuration Storage System (xfconf) – D-Bus-based configuration storage system

• Desktop Manager (xfdesktop) – Configure the desktop background image, icons, launchers and folders

• Development Tools (xfce4-dev-tools) – A set of scripts and m4/autoconf macros that ease build system maintenance.

• Helper Applications (exo) – Manage preferred applications and edit .desktop files

• File Manager (thunar) – The fast and easy to use file manager for the Xfce Desktop

• Menu Library (garcon) – Library used for menu implementation

• Panel (xfce4-panel) – Application launchers, window buttons, applications menu, workspace switcher and more

• Power Manager (xfce4-power-manager) – Manage power sources and power consumption of devices

• Session Manager (xfce4-session) – Save the state of your desktop and restore it on the next startup

• Settings Manager (xfce4-settings) – The Settings daemon which persists many Xfce settings

• Thumbnail Service (tumbler) – A D-Bus service for applications to request thumbnails for various URI schemes and MIME types

• Utility Sharing Library (libxfce4util) – Library used to share commonly used non-GTK+ utilities among the Xfce applications

• Widget Sharing Library (libxfce4ui) – Used to share commonly used Xfce widgets among the Xfce applications

• Window Manager (xfwm4) – Handles the placement of windows on the screen

Applications

• CD Burning application (Xfburn) – A simple CD/DVD burning tool.

• Dictionary (xfce4-dict) – allows you to search different kinds of dictionary services for words or phrases and shows you the results

• File Search Utility (catfish) – a versatile file search utility for the Xfce desktop

• Image Viewer (ristretto) – Image viewer for the Xfce desktop

• Media player (parole) – Media player for the Xfce desktop

• Music Player Daemon (xfmpc) – A graphical GTK+ Music Player Daemon (MPD) client focusing on low footprint

• Notification service (xfce4-notifyd) – Notification service for the Xfce desktop

• Remote filesystem Utility (gigolo) – A frontend to easily manage connections to remote filesystems.

• Panel Profiles (xfce4-panel-profiles) – A simple application to manage Xfce panel layouts

• Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver) – A simple, secure screen saver and locker.

• Screenshot application (xfce4-screenshooter) – Take screenshots of your Xfce desktop

• Taskmanager(xfce4-taskmanager) – Easy to use task manager

• Terminal Emulator (xfce4-terminal) – Terminal emulator for the Xfce desktop

• Text Editor (mousepad) – A simple text editor for Xfce

• Volume Control & Mixer (xfce4-mixer) – A volume control application based on GStreamer & panel-plugin

• Xfdashboard – Provides a Gnome shell-like dashboard for Xfce

Take a look at the list of recommended applications for more light-weight applications, recommended by Xfce users.

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