Xfdesktop version 4.6.1 - How to Download and Install on Mac OS X
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    version 4.6.1

      View the most recent changes for the xfdesktop port at: xfdesktop.darwinports.com/diff
      Scroll down toward the bottom of the page to get installation instructions for xfdesktop.
      The raw portfile for xfdesktop 4.6.1 is located here:
      http://xfdesktop.darwinports.com/dports/xfce/xfdesktop/Portfile
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      The xfdesktop Portfile 50980 2009-05-14 19:41:55Z and.damore macports.org $

      PortSystem 1.0

      Name: xfdesktop
      Version: 4.6.1
      Category: xfce
      Platform: darwin
      Maintainers: afb
      Description: A desktop manager for the Xfce Desktop Environment
      Long Description: ${description}
      Homepage: http://www.xfce.org/
      Master Sites: http://www.ca-us.xfce.org/archive/xfce-${version}/src/
      use_bzip2 yes
      Checksums: md5 ae15cacc3e3834cca7238a8e1035c50d sha1 c2c1b54acaae924077caa3cdffe449e3bb34b2bd rmd160 86785f706a65e443c5521179b68309b9aca0cb32

      depends_lib port:libxml2 port:Thunar port:libxfcegui4

      depends_build port:xfce4-panel port:libglade2

    If you haven't already installed Darwin Ports, you can find easy instructions for doing so at the main Darwin Ports page.

    Once Darwin Ports has been installed, in a terminal window and while online, type the following and hit return:


      %  cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/xfdesktop
      % sudo port install xfdesktop
      Password:
    You will then be prompted for your root password, which you should enter. You may have to wait for a few minutes while the software is retrieved from the network and installed for you. Y ou should see something that looks similar to:

      ---> Fetching xfdesktop
      ---> Verifying checksum for xfdesktop
      ---> Extracting xfdesktop
      ---> Configuring xfdesktop
      ---> Building xfdesktop with target all
      ---> Staging xfdesktop into destroot
      ---> Installing xfdesktop
    - Make sure that you do not close the terminal window while Darwin Ports is working. Once the software has been installed, you can find further information about using xfdesktop with these commands:
      %  man xfdesktop
      % apropos xfdesktop
      % which xfdesktop
      % locate xfdesktop

     Where to find more information:

    Darwin Ports



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