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Debian Changes Default Desktop From GNOME To XFCE

Posted by Unknown on from the cool-kids-still-use-windowmaker dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The default desktop within Debian 7.0 'Wheezy' has changed from GNOME to Xfce. GNOME, KDE, and LXDE will continue to be available, but the decision was made to default to Xfce. The reported reasoning comes down to size constraints in fitting GNOME on a single CD."

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  1. Re:The what? by tgd · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    There's a "default desktop" in Debian? I thought everyone just installed the netinst and used apt-get to install whatever desktop they wanted.

    And this is why there will never be a "Year of the Linux Desktop".