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Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the lightweight XFCE desktop environment. Use this tag only for questions that are Xubuntu specific (installation, hardware compatibility, etc.).

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Xubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the lightweight XFCE desktop environment.

Quoting Wikipedia:

The Xfce desktop environment is intended to use fewer system resources than the default Ubuntu Unity desktop. As recently as September 2010 the Xubuntu developers claimed that the minimum RAM Xubuntu could be run on was 128 MB, with 256 MB of RAM strongly recommended at that time.

Website: http://xubuntu.org

Distrowatch: http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=xubuntu

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xubuntu

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top / htop; group process by command

I'd like to know how much resource a specific command is using. top and htop displays information on per process basis but I'd like the information to be shown on per command basis. E.g. I'd like to know how much RAM chrome is using.
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Mouse left click stops working

On Xubuntu, for a long time I've had an issue where my Left mouse button stops working for some reason. It happens pretty much everyday. Everything else seems to work. The only way I can get my mouse to work again is to logout and login, which…
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XFCE - Send window to other monitor on keystroke

I am running Xubuntu 11.10 with a dual monitor setup. I am looking to create a keystroke (maybe CTRL + ALT + SPACE which will allow me send a selected window to the next monitor. In GNOME there is a package called swapmonitor which is capable of…
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Linux, disable /dev/fd0 (floppy)

Is it possible to make Linux kernel completely ignore the floppy disk controller? I do not have the drive but obviously my motherboard does contain the controller. I would like to disable the /dev/fd0 device node somehow to avoid Thunar and other…
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Where does xfce4-notes store data?

I have a lot of xfce-notes groups containing each a lot of text. I want to transfert them to a new machine without copying the whole home directory. Where does xfce4-notes store its data and configation files?
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gcc can't link to pthread?

I have recently installed XUbuntu 11.10 64bit, but I am having problem compiling the most simple pthread example. Here is the code pthread_simple.c: #include #include main() { pthread_t f2_thread, f1_thread; void *f2(),…
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Where are NetworkManager's WiFi settings stored?

I remember the days of playing with /etc/$WE/wpa_supplicant.conf to try and force a semi-secure network on a debian based system, but now on to xubuntu, I haven't needed to do any *.conf-ing in a while (in terms of networking) As such, I'm…
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Re-map or un-map F10 from triggering window file menu in Xfce

By default F10 on Xfce activates the window File menu and so cannot be used as a shortcut in any program. I already looked in the Window Manager and Keyboard settings pages and no F10 key binding is listed. How can I re-map/un-map this?
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How to suspend with a keyboard shortcut?

I would like to suspend my xubuntu (14.04) system from a keyboard shortcut without entering my superuser password (sudo). I'm looking a command line which I can convert to a shortcut. So far, I tried two solutions: Xfce command: xfce4-session-logout…
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How to shrink a partition below the minimum size reported by resize2fs?

I want to shrink a 250GB ext4 partition down to 200GB with resize2fs. The df tool says the partition is about 40% filled up. So, I guess I can, at least, shrink the partition to that level. Yet, when I try to shrink the partition with resize2fs, it…
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Is XFCE dead or still under development?

The XFCE website seems to be alive, and distros like Xubuntu still use it. But XFCE hasn't been updated since 2015. Is the project dead?
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How to determine which Ubuntu flavor I'm on?

I am on Xubuntu (16.04, btw) however lsb_release -a gives me: user@host:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial Should it display Xubuntu, or is…
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xscreensaver: How do I run a script on unlock?

I'd like to run a screen if the XFCE session is locked and unlocked. Is there a way that I can intercept this and perform certain actions when the desktop is locked or unlocked? I see that it is possible in Ubuntu; but I'd like to achieve this in…
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Dual monitor setup with xrandr: extending without/with disabled scrolling

This is not a question, but rather a work around for a problem under Ubuntu, I encountered. Setup: Given a laptop screen (e.g., "LVDS-1-0") and a second screen (e.g., "DP-1") with the second screen being your primary screen and your monitor being…
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What is the `editor` command in bash?

I was looking for a command that would hopefully open the current user's favourite text editor, because I am writing out some instructions with commands in a blog. I was expecting a command like edit, and I found editor. For me, it started vim in…
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