Installing XFCE on Ubuntu 9.10

[OSzilla]

I need help with Installing XFCE on Ubuntu 9.10. I want to use Ubuntu 9.10 and all its features as it is out of the box. But my computer specifications are too low i guess. I installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my computer but it is very slow and i don't feel like working on the same computer. Now i don't want to uninstall Ubuntu. But as i am not currently planning to upgrade my computer as i will be buying a new PC later in December last week so i need a work around. I came across XFCE which is a light weight desktop. I am also aware or LXDE but it is way too basic. So i want to install XFCE. Can anyone help me with the installation procedure? Please help...

[FaMe FacToR]

Which Desktop Environment are you using currently? I mean KDE or Gnome? First you must uninstall the current desktop environment and install XFCE. It is quite easily. If you have Gnome, go to Synaptic Package Manager and search for XFCE and you will find a package there. If you are on KDE you must search it from KDE's Package Manager. Hope this is useful...

[Solomon]

For Gnome Desktop Environment :

Remove Gnome and all its default features :

sudo apt-get remove alacarte app-install-data-partner aptdaemon binfmt-support brltty brltty-x11 capplets-data checkbox checkbox-gtk cli-common compiz compiz-core compiz-fusion-plugins-extra compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compiz-wrapper compizconfig-backend-gconf computer-janitor computer-janitor-gtk couchdb-bin dcraw desktopcouch devicekit-power empathy empathy-doc eog erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-inets erlang-mnesia

sudo apt-get remove erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools erlang-ssl erlang-syntax-tools erlang-xmerl gnome-session-canberra gnome-settings-daemon gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes-selected gnome-themes-ubuntu gnome-user-guide gnome-utils gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-tools gvfs-fuse human-theme humanity-icon-theme ibus ibus-gtk ibus-m17n ibus-table indicator-applet

sudo apt-get remove evolution evolution-common evolution-couchdb evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common evolution-documentation-en evolution-exchange evolution-indicator evolution-plugins evolution-webcal example-content f-spot gconf-defaults-service gconf-editor gdm-guest-session gedit gedit-common gnome-about gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-bluetooth gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-menus gnome-nettool gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits gnome-power-manager gnome-session

sudo apt-get remove indicator-applet-session indicator-messages indicator-session libanthy0 libart2.0-cil libcamel1.2-14 libcanberra-pulse libcolamd2.7.1 libcompizconfig0 libcouchdb-glib-1.0-1 libcryptui0 libdbusmenu-glib0 libdbusmenu-gtk0 libdecoration0 libebackend1.2-0 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-11 libedataserverui1.2-8 libegroupwise1.2-13 libempathy-common libempathy-gtk-common libempathy-gtk28 libempathy30 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libexempi3 libflickrnet2.2-cil libgconf2.0-cil libgd2-xpm

sudo apt-get remove python-desktopcouch-records python-fstab python-gmenu python-gnomeapplet python-gnomekeyring python-gtksourceview2 python-ibus python-openssl python-pam python-papyon python-protobuf python-pyinotify python-rsvg python-serial python-telepathy python-twisted-bin python-twisted-core python-twisted-names python-twisted-web python-ubuntuone-client python-ubuntuone-storageprotocol python-uno python-webkit raptor-utils rdesktop redland-utils rhythmbox screen-resolution-extra seahorse software-center ssh-askpass-gnome telepathy-butterfly telepathy-gabble telepathy-haze telepathy-idle telepathy-mission-control-5 telepathy-salut tomboy tsclient ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs ubuntu-sounds ubuntu-system-service ubuntu-wallpapers ubuntuone-client ubuntuone-client-gnome uno-libs3 ure vino whois xdg-user-dirs-gtk xfonts-mathml

sudo apt-get remove libmono-system2.0-cil libmono2.0-cil libmtp8 libmusicbrainz4c2a libmysqlclient16 libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libneon27-gnutls libotf0 li***sock9 li***sync1 libpq5 libprotobuf3 libpst4 libpulse-browse0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libraptor1 librasqal1 librdf0 libsctp1 libspeexdsp1 libsqlite0 libstlport4.6ldbl libtelepathy-farsight0 libwebkit-1.0-2 libwebkit-1.0-common libwmf0.2-7-gtk lksctp-tools lp-solve m17n-contrib m17n-db media-player-info mesa-utils metacity metacity-common mono-2.0-gac mono-gac mono-runtime mousetweaks mysql-common nautilus nautilus-data nautilus-sendto nautilus-share obexd-client

sudo apt-get remove openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-help-en-us openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-style-galaxy openoffice.org-style-human openoffice.org-writer pkg-config protobuf-compiler pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-bluetooth pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-udev pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon-gtk python-avahi python-configglue python-couchdb python-crypto python-desktopcouch

sudo apt-get remove libgdata-google1.2-1 libgdata1.2-1 libgdict-1.0-6 libgdiplus libgdu-gtk0 libglade2.0-cil libglib2.0-cil libglitz-glx1 libglitz1 libgmime-2.0-2a libgmime2.2a-cil libgnome-keyring1.0-cil libgnome-media0 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2.24-cil libgnomepanel2.24-cil libgpod-common libgpod4 libgtk2.0-cil libgtkhtml-editor-common libgtkhtml-editor0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgtksourceview2.0-0 libgtksourceview2.0-common libgweather-common libgweather1 libhyphen0 libibus1 libical0 libjson-glib-1.0-0 liblpint-bonobo0 libm17n-0 libmetacity0 libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-cairo2.0-cil libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil libmono-posix2.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil

Now install xfce :

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

[Solomon]

Similar for KDE Desktop too :

sudo apt-get remove akonadi-server akregator amarok amarok-common amarok-utils apport-kde apturl-kde ark brltty cdrdao dolphin dragonplayer exiv2 foomatic-db-gutenprint gdebi-kde gnupg-agent gtk2-engines-qtcurve gwenview hpijs-ppds ibus-qt4 ijsgutenprint install-package jockey-kde k3b k3b-data kaddressbook kamera kate kcm-gtk kde-icons-oxygen kde-style-qtcurve kde-window-manager kde-zeroconf kdebase-bin kdebase-data kdebase-plasma kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-runtime-data kdebase-runtime-data-common kdebase-workspace-bin kdebase-workspace-data kdebase-workspace-kgreet-plugins kdebase-workspace-libs4+5 kdebluetooth kdegraphics-strigi-plugins kdelibs-bin kdelibs5 kdelibs5-data kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepasswd kdepim-groupware kdepim-kresources kdepim-runtime kdepim-runtime-data kdepim-runtime-libs4 kdepim-strigi-plugins kdepim-wizards kdepimlibs-data kdepimlibs5 kdesudo kdm kfind khelpcenter4 kipi-plugins klipper kmag kmail kmix kmousetool knotes konq-plugins konq-plugins-l10n konqueror

sudo apt-get remove konqueror-nsplugins konqueror-plugin-searchbar konqueror-plugins konsole kontact kopete korganizer kpackagekit kppp krdc krfb ksnapshot ksysguard ksysguardd ksystemlog ktimetracker ktorrent ktorrent-data kubuntu-artwork-usplash kubuntu-default-settings kubuntu-desktop kubuntu-docs kubuntu-firefox-installer kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kvkbd kwalletmanager kwin-style-qtcurve language-selector-qt libakonadiprivate1 libao2 libaudio2 libboost-program-options1.38.0 libclucene0ldbl libcolamd2.7.1 libepub0 libexiv2-5 libfftw3-3 libflac++6 libgpod-common libgpod4 libhyphen0 libical0 libindicate-qt0 libjpeg-progs libk3b6 libkabcommon4 libkcddb4 libkdcraw7 libkdecorations4 libkdepim4 libkexiv2-7 libkipi6 libkleo4 libknotificationitem1 libkonq5 libkonq5-templates libkonqsidebarplugin4 libkontactinterfaces4 libkopete4 libkorundum4-ruby1.8 libkpgp4 libksane0 libksieve4 libkwineffects1 liblancelot0 liblastfm0 liblzma0 libmimelib4 libmodplug0c2 libmpcdec3 libmsn0.1 libmtp8 libmusicbrainz4c2a

sudo apt-get remove libmysqlclient16 libneon27-gnutls libokularcore1 libpackagekit-glib11 libpackagekit-qt11 libplasma3 libpolkit-qt0 libpoppler-qt4-3 libpq5 libqca2 libqca2-plugin-ossl libqimageblitz4 libqscintilla2-5 libqt4-assistant libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-phonon libqt4-qt3support libqt4-ruby1.8 libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-sql-sqlite libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-webkit libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 libqtgui4 libqtscript4-core libqtscript4-gui libqtscript4-network libqtscript4-sql libqtscript4-uitools libqtscript4-xml libraptor1 librasqal1 librdf0 libruby1.8 libsmokekde4-2 libsmokeqt4-2 libsoprano4 libstlport4.6ldbl libstreamanalyzer0 libstreams0 libstrigiqtdbusclient0 libtag-extras1 libtidy-0.99-0 libvncserver0 libxcb-shape0 libxcb-shm0 libxcb-xv0 libxine1 libxine1-bin libxine1-console libxine1-misc-plugins libxine1-x libzip1 lp-solve mysql-common mysql-server-core-5.1 okular okular-extra-backends openoffice.org-base-core openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-kde openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-style-galaxy openoffice.org-style-oxygen

sudo apt-get remove openoffice.org-writer oxygen-cursor-theme packagekit packagekit-backend-apt phonon-backend-xine pinentry-gtk2 pinentry-qt4 plasma-dataengines-addons plasma-dataengines-workspace plasma-scriptengine-python plasma-widget-facebook plasma-widget-folderview plasma-widget-googlecalendar plasma-widget-indicatordisplay plasma-widget-kimpanel plasma-widget-kubuntu-qa-feedback plasma-widget-lancelot plasma-widget-networkmanagement plasma-widget-quickaccess plasma-widgets-addons plasma-widgets-workspace printer-applet python-kde4 python-packagekit python-qt4 python-qt4-dbus python-sip4 python-uno quassel quassel-data raptor-utils rdesktop redland-utils ruby ruby1.8 software-properties-kde soprano-daemon speedcrunch system-config-printer-kde systemsettings uno-libs3 update-manager-kde update-notifier-kde ure usb-creator-kde userconfig xfonts-mathml

Now install XFCE :

sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop