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	<para>Desktop environments like
	  <application>GNOME</application>,
	  <application>KDE</application> or
	  <application>Xfce</application> have tools allowing the user
	  to easily set the screen parameters such as the resolution.
	  So if the default configuration is not acceptable and you
	  planned to install a desktop environment then just continue

     </sect2>

     <sect2 id="x11-wm-xfce">
         <title>Xfce</title>
       <sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-about">
         <title>About Xfce</title>

        <para><application>Xfce</application> is a desktop environment
          based on the GTK+
          toolkit used by <application>GNOME</application>, but is much
          more lightweight and meant for those who want a simple,
          efficient desktop which is nevertheless easy to use and
          configure.  Visually, it looks very much like
          <application>CDE</application>, found on commercial &unix;
          systems.  Some of <application>Xfce</application>'s features
          are:</para>

         <itemizedlist>

           </listitem>
         </itemizedlist>

         <para>More information on <application>Xfce</application>
          can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce
            website</ulink>.</para>
       </sect3>

       <sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-install">
         <title>Installing Xfce</title>

        <para>A binary package for <application>Xfce</application>
          exists (at the time of writing).  To install, simply type:</para>

        <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r xfce4</userinput></screen>

&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>

        <para>Now, tell the X server to launch
         <application>Xfce</application> the next time X is started.
         Simply type this:</para>

        <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" &gt; ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>

        <para>The next time X is started,
          <application>Xfce</application> will be the desktop.
          As before, if a display manager like
          <application>XDM</application> is being used, create an
          <filename>.xsession</filename>, as described in the

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434	<para>Desktop environments like	434	<para>Desktop environments like
435	<application>GNOME</application>,	435	<application>GNOME</application>,
436	<application>KDE</application> or	436	<application>KDE</application> or
437	<application>XFce</application> have tools allowing the user	437	<application>Xfce</application> have tools allowing the user
438	to easily set the screen parameters such as the resolution.	438	to easily set the screen parameters such as the resolution.
439	So if the default configuration is not acceptable and you	439	So if the default configuration is not acceptable and you
440	planned to install a desktop environment then just continue	440	planned to install a desktop environment then just continue
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1617	</sect2>	1617	</sect2>
1618		1618
1619	<sect2 id="x11-wm-xfce">	1619	<sect2 id="x11-wm-xfce">
1620	<title>XFce</title>	1620	<title>Xfce</title>
1621	<sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-about">	1621	<sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-about">
1622	<title>About XFce</title>	1622	<title>About Xfce</title>
1623		1623
1624	<para><application>XFce</application> is a desktop environment	1624	<para><application>Xfce</application> is a desktop environment
1625	based on the GTK+	1625	based on the GTK+
1626	toolkit used by <application>GNOME</application>, but is much	1626	toolkit used by <application>GNOME</application>, but is much
1627	more lightweight and meant for those who want a simple,	1627	more lightweight and meant for those who want a simple,
1628	efficient desktop which is nevertheless easy to use and	1628	efficient desktop which is nevertheless easy to use and
1629	configure. Visually, it looks very much like	1629	configure. Visually, it looks very much like
1630	<application>CDE</application>, found on commercial &unix;	1630	<application>CDE</application>, found on commercial &unix;
1631	systems. Some of <application>XFce</application>'s features	1631	systems. Some of <application>Xfce</application>'s features
1632	are:</para>	1632	are:</para>
1633		1633
1634	<itemizedlist>	1634	<itemizedlist>
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1661	</listitem>	1661	</listitem>
1662	</itemizedlist>	1662	</itemizedlist>
1663		1663
1664	<para>More information on <application>XFce</application>	1664	<para>More information on <application>Xfce</application>
1665	can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/">XFce	1665	can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce
1666	website</ulink>.</para>	1666	website</ulink>.</para>
1667	</sect3>	1667	</sect3>
1668		1668
1669	<sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-install">	1669	<sect3 id="x11-wm-xfce-install">
1670	<title>Installing XFce</title>	1670	<title>Installing Xfce</title>
1671		1671
1672	<para>A binary package for <application>XFce</application>	1672	<para>A binary package for <application>Xfce</application>
1673	exists (at the time of writing). To install, simply type:</para>	1673	exists (at the time of writing). To install, simply type:</para>
1674		1674
1675	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r xfce4</userinput></screen>	1675	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r xfce4</userinput></screen>
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1681	&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>	1681	&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
1682		1682
1683	<para>Now, tell the X server to launch	1683	<para>Now, tell the X server to launch
1684	<application>XFce</application> the next time X is started.	1684	<application>Xfce</application> the next time X is started.
1685	Simply type this:</para>	1685	Simply type this:</para>
1686		1686
1687	<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>	1687	<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen>
1688		1688
1689	<para>The next time X is started,	1689	<para>The next time X is started,
1690	<application>XFce</application> will be the desktop.	1690	<application>Xfce</application> will be the desktop.
1691	As before, if a display manager like	1691	As before, if a display manager like
1692	<application>XDM</application> is being used, create an	1692	<application>XDM</application> is being used, create an
1693	<filename>.xsession</filename>, as described in the	1693	<filename>.xsession</filename>, as described in the