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Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: twilek on Mon, 05 March 2012, 15:17:55
Hi, I need to install xubuntu because frank, unity and gnome 3 are bull. So can someone tell me the terminal commands for this.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: fossala on Mon, 05 March 2012, 15:29:56
apt-get install xubuntu-desktop

Seriously thought pick the right forum for the right questions.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
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Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: fossala on Tue, 06 March 2012, 01:29:57
Sorry I don't normally use ubuntu so I just use root.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: quickcrx702 on Tue, 06 March 2012, 02:32:11
Quote from: fossala;536648
Sorry I don't normally use ubuntu so I just use root.


LOL.  I'm also not a big fan of ubuntu's sudo.  I usually just type in "sudo su," work as root, then exit.

BTW OP if you haven't heavily customized your system, I would recommend just doing a fresh install of Xubuntu, in order to minimize the amount of bloat.  Installing XFCE on top of an existing Ubuntu installation is just messy in my opinion.  Then again you could just remove all of the bloat after installing XFCE, but that would probably take quite a while LOL.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: fossala on Tue, 06 March 2012, 02:37:45
Don't type "sudo su" it creats security problems. What you should do is "sudo passwd root" because root exists it just doesn't have a password.

On a side not why use ubuntu, they are not opensource everything except ubuntu os is closed source (ubuntu one, ubuntu for andriod) even ubuntu os nags you to install propritary drivers. Use a good os like Debian or OpenBSD.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: cactux on Tue, 06 March 2012, 03:22:59
su -
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: quickcrx702 on Tue, 06 March 2012, 09:08:01
Quote from: fossala;536700
Don't type "sudo su" it creats security problems. What you should do is "sudo passwd root" because root exists it just doesn't have a password.

On a side not why use ubuntu, they are not opensource everything except ubuntu os is closed source (ubuntu one, ubuntu for andriod) even ubuntu os nags you to install propritary drivers. Use a good os like Debian or OpenBSD.


Root always has a password on my boxes :)
I always do the following when setting up a machine:
sudo su
passwd

Why does "sudo su" create a security problem?  

If you really want to take the time and setup your installation, Arch is the way to go.
Title: How do you install Xubuntu ontop of ubuntu to how you install gnome
Post by: cactux on Tue, 06 March 2012, 14:19:51
^ +1