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-Xfce is a fast, lightweight, visually appealing, and easy to use desktop environment for unix-like operating systems ([[about|Read more]]). This is the place where Xfce users can collaborate about new features, ideas and various other Xfce related subjects.+===Introduction=== 
 +This page is meant as guide for the use of Virtual Machine images created for Xfce developers and users who wish to test and preview the latest builds of Xfce coming from GIT Master branch. The images are based on openSUSE Xfce RAT, which is the [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/X11:xfce:rat Xfce Development OBS Repository for Tumbleweed.] The build process is fully automated and happens regularly giving users qcow2 disk images with Xfce's latest builds based on openSUSE's rolling release Tumbleweed.
  
-Don't be afraid to edit the content of this wiki. Find something that can be improved or extended and hit the **edit** button!// Note that due to recent spam activity, you need to [[https://wiki.xfce.org/start?do=register|register]] first before you can edit pages.// The wiki is also available over [[https://wiki.xfce.org|https]].+Currently there are qcow2 images for KVM & Xen but support for Virtual Box, VMware and Vagrant are in the works.
  
-----+The "vanilla" disk image ships Xfce completely unmodified from Git sources and without any openSUSE visual tweakings. This gives Xfce devs (and testers alike) who want to build and test software inside a complete Xfce environment the most convenient way to do so.
  
-====== For Everyone ====== 
-===== Help Pages ===== 
  
-  * [[Minimum Requirements]] +===Download===
-  * [[faq|Frequently Asked Questions]] +
-  * [[related_websites|Related Websites]] +
-  * [[contribute|How To Contribute]] +
-  * [[howto|How to]] pages for users and developers +
-  * [[tips|Tips & tricks]]+
  
-===== My Desktop =====+* [https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/X11:/xfce:/rat:/images:/upstream/images/ KVM & Xen image "vanilla" version]
  
-  * [[recommendedapps|Lists of Lightweight Applications]] 
-  * [[wish_list|Components wish list]] 
-  * [[plugins_wish_list|Plugins wish list]] 
  
----- +===Setup with GNOME Boxes=== 
-====== For Developers ======+Once downloaded, these qcow2 can be used "out of the box". The most convenient way is to import them in '''gnome-boxes''' aka Boxes, which is a simple application for managing virtual machines through QEMU, KVM and libvirt. Boxes imports and boot the images easily and focuses on getting things working out of the box with very little input from user. 
 +Read more about it on their [https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Boxes website]. 
 +<gallery perrow=4> 
 +File:Gnome-boxes-create-vm.png|1. Create Virtual Machine 
 +File:Gnome-boxes-select-image.png|2. Select "Operating System Image File" 
 +File:Gnome-boxes-select-image2.png|3. Browse Downloaded Image 
 +File:Gnome-boxes-review-and-create.png|4. Costumize Memory and Create 
 +</gallery>
  
-===== Common ===== +===First Boot=== 
-  * [[events|Events]] +When these images are imported they can be launched and a "first time boot" wizard will guide you through a basic setup. 
-  * [[gsoc:2008:ideas|GSOC 2008 Ideas]] +<gallery perrow=4> 
-  * [[releng:individual-releases|HOWTO: Individual Releases]] +File:gnome-boxes-running.png|1. Open Newly Created Virtual Machine 
-  * [[http://www.xfce.org/about/releasemodel|Release Model]] +File:gnome-boxes-grub.png|2. Boot from Grub 
-  * [[http://www.xfce.org/download/building|Building Xfce]]+File:gnome-boxes-first-boot-wizard.png|3. Follow the First Boot Setup Steps 
 +File:gnome-boxes-loaded-opensuse.png|4. Have a lot of fun! 
 +</gallery>
  
-===== Special Interest Groups ===== 
-  * [[design:start|Design SIG]] 
  
-===== Release Information =====+===Maintenance=== 
 +Once inside the guest virtual machine up and running, you can maintain the setup and update it like a regular Tumbleweed system by running the following command in a terminal. 
 +<pre>sudo zypper dup</pre>
  
-==== Future ====+This command will fetch all the latest packages from both the Tumbleweed distribution and OBS [https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/X11:xfce:rat X11:xfce:rat] repo.
  
-  * [[releng:future|Ideas to contribute that will likely happen in future releases]]+===Building from sources=== 
 +Although Xfce components come in pre-compiled packages regularly updated, it is possible to build directly from source code. Fetching all the necessary dependencies can be easily achieved by the commands <code>zypper source-install</code> or <code>zypper si</code> followed by package name. 
 +Example:
  
 +<pre>sudo zypper si libxfce4ui</pre>
  
-==== Xfce 4.14 ====+The command above fetches all the dependencies needed to build libxfce4ui. Other commands and examples for the Zypper package manager can also be found in this [https://en.opensuse.org/images/1/17/Zypper-cheat-sheet-1.pdf cheat-sheet.]
  
-  * [[releng:4.14:roadmap|Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]] 
  
-==== Xfce 4.12 ====+===Alternatives to Boxes === 
 +While Boxes is the easiest way there are of course quite a few others like virt-manager, virt-install or Cockpit Web console. All of them are expected to work like any other solution supporting qcow disk images.
  
-  * [[releng:4.12:roadmap|Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]]+===== General =====  
 +  * [[API Documentation]] 
 +  * [[related_websites|Xfce Related Websites]] 
 +  * [[howto|How-to Pages]] 
 +  * [[tips|Tips & Tricks]] 
 +  * [[events|Events related to Xfce]] 
 +  * [[testing/xfce-test | Xfce-Test Docker Container Quick Start Guide]] 
 +  * [[http://www.xfce.org/about/releasemodel|Release Model]] 
 +  * [[http://www.xfce.org/download/building|Building Xfce]] 
 +  * [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/bugs/bug-summary|Open Bug Summary]] 
 +  * [[https://docs.xfce.org/contribute/start| Information for new contributors]]
  
-==== Xfce 4.10 ====+----
  
-  * [[releng:4.10:roadmap|Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]]+=====  Release Specific ===== 
  
-==== Xfce 4.8 ====+  * [[releng:4.16:roadmap|Xfce 4.16 - Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]] 
 +  * [[releng:4.14:roadmap|Xfce 4.14 - Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]] 
 +  * [[releng:4.12:roadmap|Xfce 4.12 ]] 
 +  * [[releng:4.10|Xfce 4.10]] 
 +  * [[releng:4.6:start|Xfce 4.8]] 
 +  * [[releng:4.6:start|Xfce 4.6]]
  
-  * [[releng:4.8:schedule|Schedule, Status and Roadmaps]] +---- 
-  * [[releng:4.8:prioritybugs|Priority Bugs Status]]+ 
 +=====  By component =====  
 +  * [[thunar:dev|thunar]] 
 +  * [[thunarx-python|thunarx-python]] 
 +  * [[vala-bindings|Vala bindings]] 
 +  * [[xfce4-panel:dev|xfce4-panel]] 
 +  * [[xfce4-power-manager:dev|xfce4-power-manager]] 
 +  * [[:apps:xfce4-screensaver:configuration:|Screensaver Utility (xfce4-screensaver)]] 
 +  * [[mousepad:dev|mousepad]] 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +=====  Special Interest Groups =====  
 + 
 +  * [[design:start|Design SIG]] 
 +  * [[sig_germany:start|German Xfce Promoters]] 
 + 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Projects ===== 
 +  * [[projects:goodies-decomm:start| Migration and Decommissioning of goodies.xfce.org]] 
 + 
 +----
  
-==== Xfce 4.6 ====+[[graveyard|Old, unused Wiki pages]]
  
-  * [[releng:4.6:general-info|General info]] 
-  * [[releng:4.6:roadmap|Roadmap]] 
-  * [[releng:4.6:milestones|Milestones]] 
-  * [[releng:4.6:known-issues|Known issues]] 
-  * [[releng:4.6:installers|Graphical installers]] 
-  * [[releng:4.6:videos|Videos]] 
  
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