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The Xubuntu version numbering scheme is based on the distribution release date. The first part of the release denotes the year while the second part denotes the month. For example, the first official Xubuntu version was released in June, 2006, thus its version number was 6.06. The latest Long Term Support (LTS) version is 16.04, codenamed Xenial Xerus.

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Xfce is the lightweight desktop environment used in Xubuntu. It aims to be fast and low on system resources, while still being visually appealing and user friendly. Xfce embodies the traditional UNIX philosophy of modularity and re-usability. Read more about Xfce at the <ulink url="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce website</ulink>.

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The options to customize Xubuntu to your needs and preferences are virtually unlimited, ranging from desktop looks to low level operation tweaks. The sections in this chapter describe how to edit the main applications menu to your liking, keep your personal information updated and customize the looks of the desktop.

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The easiest and probably most useful tweak you can make to the Menu is to customize your <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel>. Accomplishing this is a simple matter of locating the application you want, right-clicking on it and selecting <guilabel>Add to Favorites</guilabel>. From that same right-click popup, you can also choose to add the application to the Desktop or to the Panel. Right-clicking on applications already in <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> gives you the option to remove them or to sort the list. You can also rearrange <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> just by dragging them.

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To add directories and launchers which don't appear as entries in the default Menu, you'll need another tool. A more advanced menu editing utility called <application>MenuLibre</application> can be found by clicking <application><menuchoice><placeholder-1/><guimenuitem><placeholder-2/> Settings Manager</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Menu Editor</guimenuitem></menuchoice></application> or by a right-click on <placeholder-3/> and choosing <guilabel>Edit Applications</guilabel>. Using this editor you can create, hide and reorder the directories which appear in the right-hand pane of the Menu. Within those directories you can then create application launchers and customize their behavior by configuring the many options available in this utility. For more in-depth information on how to use all of those options, consult the <ulink url="http://smdavis.us/doku/doku.php?id=menulibre-docs">MenuLibre</ulink> online documentation.

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You can easily change your desktop wallpaper by navigating to <application><menuchoice><placeholder-1/><guimenuitem><placeholder-2/> Settings Manager</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Desktop</guimenuitem></menuchoice></application>, or alternatively, by right clicking on your desktop and selecting the <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Desktop Settings...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> option. Where you have multiple workspaces, you can choose to have the same wallpaper across all workspaces, or use a different wallpaper for each workspace by deselecting <guilabel>Apply to all workspaces</guilabel> and moving the dialogue to each workspace individually and selecting a different wallpaper.

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With multiple monitors, this setting will only change the wallpaper for the currently active monitor. To change the wallpaper for other monitors, move the dialog to each other monitor to access their settings.

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Right-click on the panel

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If you add a Launcher in the <guilabel>Items</guilabel> tab you can then edit the Launcher to run any application you have installed

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While Xubuntu doesn't come with many desktop effects, the Xfce compositor is enabled by default. In the default Xubuntu configuration, the Xfce compositor is used to draw shadows for windows and to enable translucent panels. If you have a low-end GPU or you don't like the desktop effects mentioned, you can turn off the compositor or change the settings by navigating to <application><menuchoice><placeholder-1/><guimenuitem><placeholder-2/> Settings Manager</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Window Manager Tweaks</guimenuitem></menuchoice></application> and in the <guilabel>Compositor</guilabel> tab either unticking <guilabel>Enable display compositing</guilabel> or modifying settings.