An in-depth screenshot tour of the Xfce flavor of Fedora 22

Jun 12, 2015 04:24 GMT  ·  By

The last article in our Fedora 22 screenshot tour series is for the Xfce Spin, which is built around the latest Xfce 4.12 desktop environment and offers a lightweight system for low-end machines and computers with old or semi-old hardware components.

Like any other Fedora flavor, the Xfce Spin is a unique one as it provides users with one of the lightest and customizable desktop environments ever created, Xfce 4.12, which comes with a broad range of attractive new features.

Among these, we can mention HiDPI (High Dots Per Inch) support, window tiling improvements, enhancements to the multi-monitor support, as well as support for GTK+ 3 plugins.

"The Xfce spin has been updated to Xfce 4.12. This release has an enormous number of improvements, including HiDPI support, improvements to window tiling, support for Gtk3 plugins, and many improvements for multi-monitor support," reads the announcement.

Linux kernel 4.0 and DNF are also included

The most important GNU/Linux technologies are also included in the Fedora 22 Xfce Spin, such as the latest version from the Linux kernel 4.0 branch, as well as the next-generation DNF package manager, which replaces YUM.

Among the applications that come pre-installed with Fedora 22 Xfce, we can mention the Leafpad text editor, Seahorse password and keys manager, Xfburn CD/DVD burning software, Claws Mail email client, Midori web browser, Pidgin instant messaging client, Transmission torrent downloader, Pragha music player, and Parole Media Player.

Make sure that you check out the in-depth screenshot tour of the Fedora 22 Xfce Spin that we've prepared for your viewing pleasure. In the meantime, do not hesitate to download the Fedora 22 Xfce Live DVD images from Softpedia and take them for a spin. The system supports both 32- and 64-bit hardware architectures.

Fedora 22 Xfce Spin screenshots (20 Images)

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