long time xubuntu user, now on 24.04.

debian comes with embedded programs like libreoffice, which I use, but versions are very old and I like using the newest versions available. with debian 12.5 I could use flatpak to get the newest version, but could I then get rid of the pre installed old version?

debian’s default graphics look also prehistoric. Can I change that installing other styles? (that’s what they’re called in xubuntu: adwaita, greybird…)

with debian you are asked to choose the environment: xfce, mate… how troublesome is to change those after installation?

Surprising that debian 12.5 is 0.7 GiB large, whereas the xubuntu 24.04 is 4 GiB. This doesn’t mean that xubuntu has bloatware, but simply much more pre installed packages, right?

  • @[email protected]
    1•6 months ago

    I’m not sure, but i wouldn’t be surprised if they have a dpkg-reconfigure script for window manager (desktop environment) switching.

    But even if not, it’s no trouble at all. You can have multiple DE at the same time. Your display manager (login mask) should let you switch between them.

    And yeah, packages are named gtk-<name>-theme in Arch, i think it was similiar in Debian. Then change via xfce4-appearance-settings (“Appearance” in menu). Or just download and drop a theme in ~/.local/share/themes, as long as it is a gtk-theme. Though for window borders, it needs a folder “xfwm4” in it.

    Here’s a bunch of themes.