Xfce/Installation

Installation
In /etc/make.conf, you can add/customize this line: XFCE_PLUGINS="trash menu brightness logout"

The above options may change, the current list is available here: http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/profiles/desc/xfce_plugins.desc?view=markup

Install the meta-package:

For extras such as plug-ins, there is a separate meta package:

Consolekit, Policykit and Udev
Since several parts of Xfce can take advantage of Consolekit, Policykit and Udev, it is highly recommended that you setup these services, too.

You can add the useflags 'policykit udev consolekit' into your

XDM
Edit your, to set the default session to Xfce:

Restart XDM and you should log in to Xfce the next time:

Note: running command below helped with remote X client getting updates

To set the session per user, you can edit the user's :

SLiM
SLiM is a user-friendlier alternative to to XDM. For installation and configuration instructions, refer to the respective article.

GDM and KDM
These should automatically add an option into their sessions list to start an Xfce session. Select this and you should be able to log in to Xfce

startx
If you do not want a graphical login, you can configure startx to start Xfce by editing your :

Now you can get into Xfce by running:

Xfce/Kurulum