# Blame Joe URL: /show/linux-unplugged/298/ > This week we discover the good word of Xfce and admit Joe was right all along. And share our tips for making Xfce more modern. - Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/) - Episode: 298 - Date: 2019-04-23 - Hosts: chris, wes - Guests: alex, brent, ell - Duration: 01:05:35 - Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f31a453c-fa15-491f-8618-3f71f1d565e5/f8f266c9-05bc-496e-ae17-13af241b0b58.mp3 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mB5uI_A18M ### Episode Links * [Pepsi drops plans to use orbital billboard](https://spacenews.com/pepsi-drops-plans-to-use-orbital-billboard/ "Pepsi drops plans to use orbital billboard") — “This was a one-time event; we have no further plans to test or commercially use this technology at this time.” * [Ataris VCS Delayed, But Does Anyone Even Care?](https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/04/ataris-vcs-delayed-until-december-does-anyone-even-care-at-this-point "Ataris VCS Delayed, But Does Anyone Even Care?") — There’s no prototype (yet). There’s no Ubuntu-based OS (yet). There’s not even a convincing demo of any of the games which will run on it (yet). * [Announcing my Contract with Purism for an Adaptive Fractal UI](https://blogs.gnome.org/christopherdavis/2019/01/30/adaptive-fractal-contract/ "Announcing my Contract with Purism for an Adaptive Fractal UI") — Overall, I’m very excited that Purism accepted my proposal and that I get to work on this. I have been looking forward to the day where I can run Fractal on my phone, and I’m glad to be bringing that closer. * [Scientific Linux Discontinued](https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1904&L=SCIENTIFIC-LINUX-USERS&P=817 "Scientific Linux Discontinued") — Fermilab will continue to support Scientific Linux 6 and 7 through the remainder of their respective lifecycles. Thank you to all who have contributed to Scientific Linux and who continue to do so. * [Debian Project Leader Elections 2019](https://www.debian.org/vote/2019/vote_001 "Debian Project Leader Elections 2019") * [DPL Platform for Sam Hartman](https://www.debian.org/vote/2019/platforms/hartmans "DPL Platform for Sam Hartman") — One of my key roles as DPL will be to make sure Debian is a community where we can be heard, and where we have the opportunity to reach understanding regardless of whether our ideas are chosen. I will do this by personally participating in such mediation and recruiting others to these mediation efforts. Eventually, I hope many of us will get better at seeking to understand and avoiding escalating discussions on our own. * [Red Hat Summit 2019](https://www.redhat.com/en/summit/2019 "Red Hat Summit 2019") * [DockerCon San Francisco 2019](https://www.docker.com/dockercon/ "DockerCon San Francisco 2019") * [Linux Academy Sale!](https://linuxacademy.com/join/pricing "Linux Academy Sale!") * [Manjaro XFCE Stable Edition](https://manjaro.org/download/xfce/ "Manjaro XFCE Stable Edition") — This edition is supported by the Manjaro team and comes with XFCE, a lightweight and reliable desktop with high configurability. * [Xubuntu](https://xubuntu.org/ "Xubuntu") — Xubuntu is a community developed operating system that combines elegance and ease of use. * [I Can't Believe I'm Writing This Linux Article About Loving The Xfce Desktop Environment](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/04/17/i-cant-believe-im-writing-this-linux-article-about-loving-the-xfce-desktop-environment/#788a93f434d7 "I Can't Believe I'm Writing This Linux Article About Loving The Xfce Desktop Environment") — At this point, my Xfce desktop looks just as good or better than the Gnome DE I'm accustomed to. * [Ulauncher - The Linux Desktop Application Launcher](https://techeulogy.com/linux/ulauncher-the-linux-desktop-application-launcher/ "Ulauncher - The Linux Desktop Application Launcher") — It has a minimal design, searches fast and uses less system resources, which makes it one of the best desktop launcher for Linux. * [OpenAudible](https://openaudible.org/ "OpenAudible") — An open-source cross-platform audible audiobook manager. Download, view, convert to MP3, and manage all your audible.com content with our easy-to-use desktop application. * [Subspace: A simple WireGuard VPN server GUI](https://github.com/subspacecloud/subspace "Subspace: A simple WireGuard VPN server GUI") * [Subspace by Portal Cloud](https://portal.cloud/app/subspace "Subspace by Portal Cloud") — Subspace is an open source WireGuard® VPN server that supports connecting all of your devices to help secure your internet access. * [Dunst: Lightweight and customizable notification daemon](https://github.com/dunst-project/dunst "Dunst: Lightweight and customizable notification daemon") * [ARandR: Another XRandR GUI](https://christian.amsuess.com/tools/arandr/ "ARandR: Another XRandR GUI") — ARandR is designed to provide a simple visual front end for XRandR. Relative monitor positions are shown graphically and can be changed in a drag-and-drop way. * [Wavebox](https://wavebox.io/ "Wavebox") — The best of the web, in one focused place. * [nativefier](https://github.com/jiahaog/nativefier "nativefier") — Make any web page a desktop application * [pop-os/icon-theme](https://github.com/pop-os/icon-theme "pop-os/icon-theme") — System76 Pop icon theme for Linux