Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 Squeeze Released

Finally the stable release of Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 with code name Squeeze has been released. Debian Squeeze includes KDE desktop, Gnome, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environment.

Debian 6.0 using 2 new ports not based on linux Kernel userland: Debian GNU/kFreeBSD for the 32-bit PC (kfreebsd-i386) and the 64-bit PC (kfreebsd-amd64). Continue reading

[How To]: Install LXDE Desktop On Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

LXDE is really lightweight desktop and that what this desktop name stand for, a lot of distributions right now using LXDE desktop, if you was a windows user you will feel it looks similar to it a little bit. But this is not the idea, LXDE comes with a lot of integrated packages with it for file manager “PCMan file manager”, and music player LXmusic, and many other packages.

LXDE menu panel

File manager for LXDE

Music player and themes manager for LXDE Desktop, also you will be able to change themes and icons

Installation process:

you download it and install it from  LXDE website This way recommended to other distribution or

for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Go To Terminal and type:

sudo apt-get install lxde

## will ask you for the administration password

then it will take some time for the installation process

after the Installation over, Log out and log in with LXDE Desktop

Enjoy LXDE on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx

That’s it for now.