About Xubuntu

Welcome to Xubuntu 7.04.

Xubuntu is a flavor of the Ubuntu Linux Distribution centered around the Xfce Desktop. Xfce is a modern Desktop environment that is simple, fast, and elegant. You may want to think of Xfce as the new BMW MINI of Linux Desktops. Combining it with Ubuntu gives you the full power and ease of use that Ubuntu is known for, while providing a snappy desktop even for those using older hardware.

The key advantages of Xubuntu are:

Xubuntu shares the same package sources as Ubuntu and Kubuntu. This has the following advantages:

Technically, Xubuntu tries to avoid dependencies on Gnome and KDE libraries by using only GTK+ 2 applications wherever possible.

About the name

The name Xubuntu indicates the combination of the Xfce Desktop Environment with Ubuntu. Xfce used to stand for "XForms Common Environment", but since it's not based on XForms anymore, does not mean anything today. Ubuntu means approximately "humanity towards others" in the languages of Zulu and Xhosa. Combined, it does not really mean anything.

About Ubuntu

Ubuntu is an entirely open source operating system built around the Linux kernel. You can read all about the Ubuntu Philosophy on the Ubuntu website.

The Ubuntu project is entirely committed to the principles of open source software development; people are encouraged to use open source software, improve it, and pass it on. This means that Ubuntu is and will always be free of charge.