Debian is my latest find, and with it XFCE. I grabbed a copy of the Debian Network Installation and tried it out on an old box (1.2G Celeron w/ integrated video).

So, i installed the base woody and then apt-get dist-upgraded it to sid. Now i am at the command line with no desktop environment. I go on and install x-window-server which went fine, then i apt xfce ...

Debian is the great granddaddy of Linux distributions and it remains a popular choice among Linux users. But there has been some recent controversy over whether or not the upcoming Debian Jessie ...