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task-xfce - whoa! [solved]


Chris H
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Trying to install task-xfce but the software manager is giving me this message.

 

The following packages have to be removed for others to be upgraded:
mandriva-release-One-2009.0-0.10mdv2009.0.i586
(due to conflicts with mandriva-release-Flash)
notification-daemon-0.3.90-0.r3017.1mdv2009.0.i586
(due to conflicts with notification-daemon-xfce-0.3.7-8mdv2009.0.i586)

 

Call me old fashioned but it seems a bit drastic!

 

Any other suggestions on how to install xfce?

 

Ta

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OK, think I've got the first one sorted. Chose the Mandriva-one option and first removal message has gone.
Was your original installation Mandriva One? If so, you've got it sorted. :)
Still unsure about the notification-daemon though. Is it important?
If you intend to use the xfce DE, it is not important, simply select notification-daemon-xfce.
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Hi Chris,

 

Good choice! I stopped using KDE gradually a year ago when I started using my first eeepc. I now use only xfce, even on my desktop, very fluent, very fast , try thunar and mousepad and compare the starting timing compared to konqueror and kwrite, there is quite a lot of difference.

 

As for the gkrellm equivalent, try conky, i've done a little howto there but there is more complete documentation everywhere on the net...

 

Stef

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Ta for the info Stef.

 

I've always flitted between kde, gnome, xfce and flux but xfce is looking more tempting as the distros become more bulked out with components and the desktop managers become less manageable on my hardware.

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Chris,

 

I hope you manage to install it and let us know how it goes. Post a screenshot even, I'm dying to know what it would look like and how it runs. Thanks.

 

Here we go!

 

screeny.jpg

 

It's a bit more flash than previous installations of xfce, panels placed much like Gnome as opposed to traditional xfce.. Nice job to whoever put it together for Mandriva.

 

Mind you I have got kde and gnome installed as well with all the libraries available.

 

Performance wise it's chuffin' brilliant. My laptop fan has just cracked open an ice cold beer. KDE and to some extent Gnome had run him ragged recently. :D

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