Kali Linux 2.0 Change to XFCE Desktop procedure confirmation.

[wirezfree]

Hello All,

I'm still new to Linux, and very, very new to Kali Linux 2.0, wanting to learn more about security & testing.
I just want to confirm the steps for changing from Gnome to Xfce, I have read items on here, and Googled.

Running Kali Linux 2.0 new install & updated a few days ago. Everything appears working fine.
I just want to confirm steps.?

I looked at this thread

The command at the very top of the page:

curl -s http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=58wsGhBD | tr -d '\15\32' | bash

Do I need to run this first..??

Next, Then I found various command to install xfce:

apt-get install kali-defaults kali-root-login desktop-base xfce4 xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-goodies

Is this the correct list of items to install xfce..??

Finally,
I also saw references to updating "repos", but no examples, do I need to add anything to what I have now..??
Sources:

## Regular repositories
deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib  
deb http://security.kali.org/kali-security/ sana/updates main contrib non-free  

## Source repositories
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib  
deb-src http://security.kali.org/kali-security/ sana/updates main contrib non-free

Many Thanks for any help...

[pyth0n]

If you look at the thread and open the pastebin in a a new tab, you will see it contains all the apt-get commands to install xfce4
so the answer is, just the first command.

And if you want to switch to xfce4 then open a terminal and

echo xfce4-session > /root/.xsession


Its not recommended as a distribution if you're a beginner as you are running as root
but is ideal if you want to learn about security and testing your own LAN and network.

[wirezfree]

Hi,
Thanks for the quick response.
The install ran without errors, but have 2 anomalies compared to Gnome.

The volume Up/Down controls on F7/F8 do not work, also the speaker icon in top panel shows a RED x, if you hover over it, there is a message: "No valid device and/or element"
The audio is actually working if I open a youtube video, audio plays, and can adjust audio with the youtube volume control.

The Brightness Up/Down controls on F2/F3 keys do not work.

The above are working in Gnome.

I need to do some research/googling

Many Thanks...

[pyth0n]

Have a look at these threads on the Ubuntu forum:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/13742...t-not-in-xfce4

Ubuntu takes it base from Debian so solutions might work if you install amixer and do the keybindings.
Brightness may not work reason is that Gnome3 is a complete desktop environment whereas xfce4 is
a linux window manager.

Labtop brightness is controlled by the kernels ACPI module, you may be able to get this working with
Xorg if your laptop has an intel_backlight which is what i had to do on my Acer 5734Z laptop.

Post the output of:

ls /sys/class/backlight