Trisquel 6 (LTS) XFCE and Mate Editions!

hey, thank you for your reply.
in last days I was spending a lot of time trying to install Trisquel 5.5 with XFCE or MATE and I couldn’t find any version with all windows managers included so I took the tiny little netinstall iso-file for which I would need an Internet connection which is a huge barrier for people with no internet connection or with USB-broadband modems like me. I have 2 different Huawei modems which ironically are not supported in the netinstall Version of Trisquel 5.5, so I couldn’t install anything! I think broadband modems support in netinstall version would be a big step forward because they are the cheapest and very mobile internet solution so almost all of the students here in austria use them.

I will try the mini Version, because I like Openbox and LXDE but for people like me in terms of usability for work Gnome2 is just another league if you know what I mean ;)

Hi,

To install Xfce with Trisquel-mini just use the SPM and include some gnome
packages like the GDM (see below). Thanks to the advice of another member,
with this packages I now enjoy Trisquel with Xfce.

app-install-data
gdm

Hello, I also tried Trisquel Netinstall on another Machine with Lan-Broadband
and couldn find an option to install just XFCE without Gnome, LXDE or KDE any
advice?

@lemuriano thanks for your advice it seems the only way for me right now to
install it with mini edition (still don't understand the logic of removing
usb-broadband support from netinstall). what do you actually mean with SPM?

wish you all a nice weekend!!

*duplicate*

@Mampir thx for your link but it don't answer my question, I just don't know
how to install just xfce with netinstall-cd. I know how to use apt-get and
synaptic and meta packages

@Magic Banana so you want to say that there is no option to install xfce
within netinstall i would have to install from the console, i was looking for
a nice and smooth solution for a friend of mine, she is a little afraid of
console.

what do you actually mean with SPM?

¨Synaptic Package Manager¨

$ sudo apt-get install xfce4

I am not sure that a display manager (to graphically connect to your system)
comes as a dependency. If you do not want to login in a terminal and then run
'startxfce4', you also want to install such a component. For instance, to
install GDM:
sudo apt-get install gdm

There's no reason to be afraid of the console. It doesn't bite.

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You install Trisquel NetInstall, reboot and meet a terminal. After logging in, you fire the commands I gave you. Add this one too:
$ sudo apt-get install synaptic

After a new reboot (the command is 'sudo reboot') you meet the graphical display manager (GDM), select Xfce as a session, and install the rest of the applications you want (ABrowser?, LibreOffice?, Pidgin?, etc.). You will never have to see a terminal again.

At least, that is what should happen (I have not tried).

But sure, instead of selecting your applications one by one, you can also install Trisquel Mini... and even install Xfce beside it... and even remove LXDE afterwards.

You install Trisquel NetInstall, reboot and meet a terminal. After logging
in, you fire the commands I gave you. Add this one too:
$ sudo apt-get install synaptic

After a new reboot (the command is 'sudo reboot') you meet the graphical
display manager (GDM), select Xfce as a session, and install the rest of the
applications you want (ABrowser?, LibreOffice?, Pidgin?, etc.). You will
never have to see a terminal again.

At least, that is what should happen (I have not tried).

But sure, instead of selecting your applications one by one, you can also
install Trisquel Mini... and even install Xfce beside it... and even remove
LXDE afterwards.