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Xfce

Xfce is a lightweight open-source desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems, built from separately packaged components such as a window manager, panel and file manager. Its applications are licensed under the GPL or BSD licences and its libraries under the LGPL or BSD licences.

Licensing at a Glance

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  1. Xfce 4 components are licensed under free or open source licences: GPL or BSDL for applications and LGPL or BSDL for libraries.[1]

  2. Xfce consists of separately packaged components, including a window manager, desktop manager, panel, session manager, application finder, file manager and settings manager.[2]

  3. Most distributions ship Xfce in their own packaging format, and source tarballs are published in the Xfce download archive.[3]

  4. Copying of the Xfce logo is subject to the LGPL copyright licence.[4]

  5. The xfce4-panel repository is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2, while the libxfce4util library uses the GNU Library General Public License version 2.[5]

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References

  1. faq [Xfce Docs] · docs.xfce.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. About – Xfce · xfce.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Download – Xfce · xfce.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Download – Xfce · xfce.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. xfce4-panel COPYING · gitlab.xfce.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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