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Chapter 5.
Tour of the Xfce desktop
This chapter introduces the Xfce 4 desktop in Fedora. It is easier to explain how to use the desktop
after explaining some of the common terminology used with the Xfce 4 desktop.
5.1. The Xfce 4 desktop
One common reason for using the Xfce 4 desktop is to provide a feature-rich desktop environment for
a desktop computer or a laptop with limited memory.
Figure 5.1. The Xfce desktop
The Xfce 4 desktop has two distinct areas. From top to bottom, the areas are:
• the desktop area.
• the menu panel.
The layout and location of these items can be customized, but the term used for each of them remains
the same.
The desktop area occupies most of the screen. The Filesystem, Home Directory, and Trash icons
are located in the top left corner of this area.
The menu panel is located at the bottom of the screen. On the left part of the panel it contains a
number of default icons that start software applications. On the right of the panel, from left to right,
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