Mint 13 XFCE

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Created 4 months ago, edited 3 months ago.

Author:

sunewbie

Status:
New

Score:

11
21 votes

Idea:

Hello,

I like XFCE and currently after Unity and Gnome 3 saga, I wish that there is also a XFCE spin of Mint 13, which will be based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and not Xubuntu 12.04 LTS. (you already have a XFCE meta package in repos). This version like LMDX has popular apps like Libreoffice i.e. it has default apps that were of Gnome2.

XFCE is the most stable DE along with LXDE right now. LXDE spin already exist. Nothing more needs to be said about XFCE.

Hope there are enough XFCE lovers which would vote for this request, and lets keep fingers crossed that we manage to get Clem's attention.

If you partially agree, please give you inputs.

I have also posted it in forums

Mint 13 XFCE - Forums

Thanks for inputs in advance :)

Comments:

5 days ago	raneern99	@sunewbie I don't think so because Mint traditionally builds off of Ubuntu and it has always in the past supported all of the editions for the same amount of time which isn't possible if they build off of Xubuntu.
5 days ago	sunewbie	Does this mean that this and @crismblog 's idea be considered :D :D ;)
5 days ago	raneern99	@vincentv I'd say Ubuntu because Xubuntu LTS is only a 3 year LTS, whereas Ubuntu LTS is a 5 year LTS. Also, quote from Clem on the blog (the quote includes the comment that he was responding to) - "Does this now mean that we will have a dedicated kde version of lmde? Edit by Clem: No. As the poll suggests Xfce is more popular, so if beside MATE and Cinnamon another DE was to be supported on both package base, it would be Xfce. We’re looking into this at the moment. We want to focus our efforts on what matters most to most people and try to do less and do it better, so we might discontinue Fluxbox and LXDE and give Xfce better support." While there are other parts, the important part is that they're considering XFCE on both Debian and Ubuntu.
5 days ago	vincentv	Opinions differ it seems; crismblog proposes Linux Mint 13 Xfce to be based on Xubuntu 12.04, instead of on Ubuntu 12.04. I'm not sure either way which would be better. See crismblog's idea here.
1 week ago	sunewbie	Yes. Hope it will be mint-meta-xfce :) Thanks for the info.
1 week ago	raneern99	Interestingly, there is a mint-info-xfce in the Mint 13 repositories (Maya repo). This doesn't necessarily mean that there will be an xfce spin, but it should mean that it is being considered (there was no xfce info package for lisa or katya)
1 month ago	sunewbie	LXDE spin already exists :) XFCE does not, so to try Minted XFCE, there has to be an edition :) If not edition, then a meta-package of minted-Xfce
1 month ago	quake0	I will support this idea, but I like LXDE better, and I recommend xfce users to try the LXDE version.
1 month ago	sunewbie	Sorry for delayed response. Thank you for promoting @quake0 . I like LXDE, but I love XFCE. The idea is to substitute it for gnome2, which XFCE can do it easily. Again if it's based on Ubuntu and not Xubuntu, then just like LMDE XFCE, it will have full fledge desktop with XFCE, which is the most stable, no nonsense traditional desktop, not optimized for smart phones touch screens :) you can swap features for LMDE to Ubuntu based and vice versa. Considering small dev team, the idea, as discussed in forums is to have only LTS version and maintain only one version at a time. Pl refer to link on forums (given in the description) for detailed discussion.
1 month ago	quake0	I am promoting this idea. Why don't you use the LXDE version! Its what I use.
2 months ago	sunewbie	@jose_manuel thank you
2 months ago	jose_manuel	Excellent Idea !!!! I Promote your idea. The next LTS versions (Linux Mint 13) should be with KDE desktop, XFCE desktop and LXDE desktop. Gnome 3, Unity and Mate really really sucks, I do not like at all.-
3 months ago	sunewbie	As I have earlier said, only LTS version should be fine. Please refer below to my earlier comment. Thanks
3 months ago	sunewbie	@keres: Thank you for inputs. I understand. Since new converts are generally trying Ubuntu, Ubuntu based edition seems more logical. Ubuntu XFCE can help transit one from Ubuntu to Debian based Linux Mint. Both editions have their advantages and disadvantages. I also understand that too many spins make it hard for little dev team. Better have less spins and make them perfect.
3 months ago	keres	Ok, i promote your idea, but i think will be better to have a spin xfce based in debian not in ubuntu or xubuntu, i hope that all Mint spins will be baded in DEBIAN¡¡¡
3 months ago	sunewbie	thank you @simeon .
4 months ago	Simeon	My attitude for Gnome 3 and Unity is very clear. :( LTS for XFCE why not :)
4 months ago	sunewbie	thanks for inputs I know that Clem had made up his mind. Most probably it will be Gnome 3 + cinnamon. Still I am hoping that he would consider it. Probably, he may get something from discussion :) If Clem thinks LMDE is safe for newbies, I would not mind using it. But Flagship edition will be Ubuntu based.
4 months ago	sunewbie	In forums, interesting discussion is going on. Many say they prefer polished LMDX. @nunol had earlier suggested that only LTS releases should be released for XFCE.
4 months ago	blueXrider	I would promote the idea however I think it would be lost among the statutes of other preconceived ideas
4 months ago	blueXrider	I cannot see any additions or modifications happening to ANY Distro in the future. Clem has made his mind up as to what HE wants this Distro to be. PERIOD. Good luck swaying the big tree.
4 months ago	Emil89	As long as working on an Xfce version doesn't take away too much time from developing Cinnamon, I'm all for it. After Gnome 2, it's my favourite DE.
4 months ago	sunewbie	Hi @kazztan0325 . Thanks for voting :) The idea is to use XFCE edition as an alternative for full fledged Pc i.e. modern hardware with regular apps like libre office installed by default :)
4 months ago	kazztan0325	I agree with this idea, and strongly promote this! Actually I use Lisa with XFCE now. I customized it and made it be similar to my previous Gnome2 desktop, it is very comfortable.

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