Xfce, Xubuntu Install and Remove

Installing Xfce Desktop on Ubuntu

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

Method 1: Install Xfce Desktop using Xfce Package

Step 1. Install the Xfce package.sudo apt install xfce4

 

sudo apt install xfce4

 

Step 2. Configure the lightdm display manager. Just press the “Enter” button to choose the “gdm3” option.

 

Step 3. Now you need to logout to start using the Xfce desktop. Hence, from the desktop, press the drop-down arrow and choose the Power Off/Log out option.

 

Step 4. Next, choose the “Log Out” option.

 

Step 5. When the logout process finishes successfully, you can press the settings menu. Then select the Xfce session option to start the Xfce desktop.

Method 2: Install Xfce Desktop using Xubuntu Package

Step 1. Install the Xubuntu package using the following command.

 

sudo apt install xubuntu-desktop

 

Step 2. Next, logout to start using the Xfce desktop.

 

Step 3. At the login screen, select the settings button and choose the “Xubuntu Session” option.

 

Uninstalling the Xfce Desktop on Ubuntu

Step 1. Ensure that you logout from the Xfce desktop. Then click the Linux username from the top right of the desktop and select the Log out option.

 

Step 2. At the login screen, press the settings button, then select one of the Ubuntu main desktops.

Uninstall the Xfce Package

sudo apt-get purge xubuntu-icon-theme xfce4*

 

sudo apt autoremove

 

Uninstall the Xubuntu Package

Step 1. In case you have installed the Xubuntu package, you can use the following command.

 

sudo apt-get purge xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-icon-theme xfce4*

 

Step 2. Also, remove any other themes.

 

sudo apt-get purge plymouth-theme-xubuntu-logo plymouth-theme-xubuntu-text

 

Step 3. Do not forget to use the autoremove option.

 

sudo apt autoremove

 

Step 4. Finally, when you log out, you can check the main desktops. As you can see, there are no Xfce desktops installed.