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<title>Customising Your Computer</title>
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This section contains information about changing the look and behaviour of your computer to suit your preference.
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<ulink type="help" url="ghelp:user-guide#panels">
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<ulink type="help" url="ghelp:user-guide#menubar">
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<ulink type="help" url="ghelp:desktop-effects">
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<!-- The following item needs to be split into helpful categories, damned if I know how!! -->
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<ulink type="help" url="ghelp:user-guide#prefs">
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Customising other aspects of the desktop
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<sect1 id="other-desktops" status="review">
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<title>Using KDE or Xfce instead of the GNOME desktop</title>
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<para>This topic provides instructions on how to install and use a desktop other than the default GNOME desktop, such as KDE or Xfce.</para>
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<sect2 id="other-desktop-kde" status="review">
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<title>Installing a KDE desktop</title>
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<para><ulink url="&kde;">KDE</ulink> is a popular, fully-featured desktop environment. <ulink url="&kubuntu-main;">Kubuntu</ulink> is a version of Ubuntu which uses the KDE desktop.</para>
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<para>To install and use KDE:</para>
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<para>Use the <ulink type='help' url='ghelp:add-applications#synaptic'>Synaptic Package Manager</ulink> to install the <application>kubuntu-desktop</application> package.</para>
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<para>Press &quit; and then press <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> to log out of Ubuntu</para>
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<para>At the log-in screen which appears, press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Options</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Select Session...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
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<para>Choose the <guilabel>KDE</guilabel> option and press <guibutton>Change Session</guibutton></para>
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<para>Enter your username and password as normal. KDE should then start.</para>
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<sect2 id="other-desktop-xfce" status="review">
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<title>Installing an Xfce desktop</title>
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<para><ulink url="&xfce;">Xfce</ulink> is a desktop environment which is designed to be fast and lightweight. <ulink url="&xubuntu-main;">Xubuntu</ulink> is a version of Ubuntu which uses the Xfce desktop.</para>
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<para>To install and use Xfce:</para>
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<para>Use the <ulink type='help' url='ghelp:add-applications#synaptic'>Synaptic Package Manager</ulink> to install the <application>xubuntu-desktop</application> package.</para>
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<para>Press &quit; and then press <guibutton>Log Out</guibutton> to log out of Ubuntu</para>
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<para>At the log-in screen which appears, press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Options</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Select Session...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
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<para>Choose the <guilabel>Xfce</guilabel> option and press <guibutton>Change Session</guibutton></para>
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<para>Enter your username and password as normal. Xfce should then start.</para>