xfce 4.4.0 packages for ubuntu edgy and dapper (SimplyMEPIS 6.0)
Due to lack of the native Ubuntu edgy and dapper packages of xfce 4.4.0, I manually rebuilded them from Ubuntu feisty reposiory. I also rebuilded (only for edgy) from feisty xubuntu-desktop package and relatives, cos it handles additional dependencys, not mentioned in current xubuntu in edgy. Thus these packages works good for me, I can not give any guaranties, and I’am not responsible for any possible harm. If you still interested in xfce upgrade, you can use my repository. Just add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list for edgy:
deb http://ubuntu.tolero.org/ edgyxfce-4-4-0
deb-src http://ubuntu.tolero.org/ edgyxfce-4-4-0
Or that lines if you’re running dapper (simply mepis 6.0):
deb http://ubuntu.tolero.org/ dapperxfce-4-4-0
deb-src http://ubuntu.tolero.org/ dapperxfce-4-4-0
And then at your favorite package manager do update and upgrade if you are already using xfce4, or update and install xubuntu-desktop if you’re setting it at first. I truely hope that everything will pass well, as in my case, but if shit happens, I’am always open for help.
I’am also recommend to install a thunar-volman package, plugin which automaticaly mounts a removable media devices, which makes a use of xubuntu desktop powered by xfce4 more comfortable.
PS: If you found this info useful don’t mind to place link to this post from your resource (blog, forum, e t. c.) with title like “xfce 4.4.0 for ubuntu edgy and dapper packages”. Let’s help others to find a solution.
Update 02-feb-2007: repository moved from the Russian servet at http://tech.tolero.org/ubuntu/ to the US server at http://ubuntu.tolero.org/. Please update your /etc/apt/sources.list if you are already subscribed.
LinuxTOY:
Xfce 4.4.0 for Ubuntu Edgy Eft…
Xfce 在上月底发布了 4.4.0 版，新版本的改进十分突出。可能有朋友已经用上了这个版本。这里我向使用 Ubuntu Edgy Eft 的朋友推荐一个可直接安装 Xfce 4.4.0 的源。
4 February 2007, 11:52 ammysticmike:
Does the menu editor work?
4 February 2007, 5:36 pmOr is there an easier way to fix that problem ?
Tolero:
Do you mean ‘Applications’ menu? The menu editor is working, but the behavior in ubuntu is different from expected. In ubuntu it can only edit items added exactly by XFCE 4.4.0. All other ubuntu elements in XFCE 4.4.0 menu are known as ‘external’, and can not be edited.
4 February 2007, 6:16 pmc0de:
Is it possible, someone create a repository for Dapper? I would be very pleased to see Xfce 4.4 for my Dapper-installation…
11 February 2007, 6:33 pmLyosha:
@c0de:
Dapper’s main selling point is stability. Edgy’s main selling point is new toys. These Xfce 4.4 packages are unofficial, therefore could be even less stable on Edgy than the official ones, and even more so on Dapper. So upgrading to Edgy might be a much safer way to use Xfce 4.4 (Beta 2 or these packages) than backporting them to Dapper (which was a bigger change to Edgy than Edgy to Feisty).
13 February 2007, 3:28 amthe idealist:
after installation on xubuntu edgy, terminal makes xfce restart. cannot open a terminal window. how do fix this?
15 February 2007, 2:13 amTolero:
@the idealist Says:
15 February 2007, 9:40 amWhat is your video card? Is it ATI? And does the beryl (compiz) installed? Even if not, does the transparency is switched on in terminal settings? I suppose this can be because of try to display terminal transparancy with a 3D videocard.
the idealist:
my computer is an old vaio laptop…graphic card forget it.
15 February 2007, 5:20 pmis there a way to turn that off or even uninstall it, cause it seems too heave for my cpu.
Tolero:
@the idealist
15 February 2007, 8:53 pmThere is a file ~/.config/Terminal/terminalrc, which contains a xfce4-terminal settings. Find and set the background parameter to look as this:
BackgroundMode=TERMINAL_BACKGROUND_SOLID
the idealist:
Cant find the terminal file… I’m running xubuntu edgy by hte way.
15 February 2007, 11:40 pmReinstalled xfce4-terminal and solved the problem.
jarav:
Unfortunately, I don’t find any option for choosing a xfce session in the menu after installing xubuntu-desktop. Only the old gnome session exists.
18 February 2007, 5:33 pmTolero:
@jarav
18 February 2007, 7:58 pmCheck for existance of /usr/share/xsessions/xfce4.desktop file. That is the configuration file which adds xfce4 session to the gdm login screen. This file is the part of xfce4-utils package. And the xubuntu-desktop has dependency on the xfce4-utils.
jarav:
Thanks. My installation was on an external usb hard disk and for some reason the apt timestamps were all wrong. After I rebooted, everything was ok. Even with the antique GeForce4 Mx 440 graphics card that i have, the transparency effects of xfce4.4 are awesome.
19 February 2007, 5:13 pmRyan Lane:
Tolero — you rock! Thanks for the 4.4 packages…just what I was looking for.
23 February 2007, 7:18 pmMily:
Thanks a lot for the dapper packages!
25 February 2007, 12:14 pmI have been seeking them since stable 4.40 came out.
These packages work pretty well on my computer.
Great work!
needcoffee:
Thank you very much for sharing your packages with us, i use your Edgy repository. I notice two thinks that won’t work for me. First one is, that i can’t set margins for the screen and the second is that the “hidden options” don’t work. The margins are not importantly, but the options. The problem is, i would like to disable the function for moving windows with alt+mousebutton, because i need this combination in inkscape
Do you know how to fix this?
cheers and thanks
27 February 2007, 3:35 pmTolero:
@needcoffee
27 February 2007, 5:27 pmYou can switch off window moving with ‘Alt’ key through the xfce settings manager. You can change it under “Window manager” -> “Accessibility” section.
needcoffee:
Thank you for the fast response, but i don’t have this option. There is just the option for moving the windows with key combinations like “schift+alt+ctrl+left” etc., nothing there with “alt+Mousebutton”. I mean this option:
“cycle_hidden=false
Add this line to your xfwm4rc file if you want to exclude hidden windows from the list presented when using the Alt+Tab shortcut.” http://www.xfce.org/documentation/4.2/manuals/xfwm4#hidden_options
27 February 2007, 8:15 pmneedcoffee:
Ups, sorry. I mean this:
“easy_click=false
Add this line to your xfwm4rc file if you want to disable the ability to move and resize windows using the Alt button + mouse click shortcut.”
27 February 2007, 8:17 pmaasche:
My personal short term test: now running for 5 days on 4.4.0 and everything, really everything is working as expected (ok - it’s a stable release of xfce :). No negative side effects (on my more or less customized Dapper system), and at least one Dapper bug is gone (button text in settings manager).
This unofficial release fills a big gap in desktop experience on Xubuntu Dapper. If we want to conquer old-fashioned desktops (and people) with Gnu/Linux, we need a wastebasket and easy floppy access which Dapper lacks.
Keep on the good work and greets from Germany!
8 March 2007, 12:26 amDwen:
Great work mate, appreciate it greatly.
13 March 2007, 4:21 amMr Andresson:
Great work on the package. I installed xfce 4.4 on ubuntu 6.10 and it work like a charm! I only have some problems when compiling the goodies from the xfce website. It seems the xfce4-panel-1.0.pc (and more?) file is missing in the pkgconfig dir, so pkgconfig does not now about the panel library. Could you please fix this?
20 March 2007, 9:52 amTolero:
These packages are from feisty, so all what is in feisty are here without changes. This is for a safe upgrade to a feisty in future.
The file xfce4-panel-1.0.pc is included in xfce4-panel-dev package, but is named as libxfce4panel-1.0.pc. To comply with xfce googies requirements just do a symlink on that file:
20 March 2007, 12:09 pmwh0rd:
Hey thanks for the xfce 4.4.0 repositories. They worked like a charm. xfce terminal now has true transparency!!! Again thanks for taking the time out to do this!
25 March 2007, 9:42 pmlisux:
Thanks for these great packages.
13 April 2007, 9:47 amNow I cn have VFCE 4.4 in my dapper box.
One think I am having problems with is with thunar-volman.
Ican mount and CD/DVD device as with gnome but with USB stick devices is impossibles.
When I plug in the stick the icon appears in the desktop but no thunar window with the stick contents appears, and even worse, If I try to right click on the icon to manually mount the device I get an “Impossible to mount ….: Unknown Error”
I have disabled the gnome-volumne-manager and activated thunat volume manager to do the tests.
Somebody having the same problem?
sodoff:
lisux
I.m having the exact same problem, is there any solution in sight?
26 April 2007, 5:27 pmsodoff:
i have solved my problmes. I just had to set the access path to the mounting point, Used the disks tool
26 April 2007, 7:01 pmtom:
I’ve been running these on edgy since I found this site. The only problem I had is with xfburn, that was solved by installing the prior (dapper) version. It appears to pass “speed=” on the command lin causing cdrecord to blow up. I haven’t looked into the cause or if a fix is out yet.
3 May 2007, 2:10 pmwh0rd:
You know what would be awesome. If we got xfce 4.4.1 packages.
3 May 2007, 3:02 pmNeostar:
Yea I want to know the same, if they will be updated to 4.4.1. Also any chance of having x.org 7.2 backported as it has 3D acceleration drivers for those old S3 savage on-board graphics cards. As the main problem is ubuntu 7.04 is too heavy for old laptops, it would be nice to have this option on dapper.
4 August 2007, 10:41 pm