Install and setup xfcw window manager in Centos 9

Install and setup xfcw window manager in Centos 9

sudo dnf -y groupinstall "Xfce"

Optional if multi-user console is used as default target. This would configure the system to boot into the graphical interface by default.

sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

echo "xfce4-session" > $HOME/.xsession

chmod +x $HOME/.xsession

sudo reboot

Applications are defined in directory /usr/share/applications

Every application has its own definition file with file extension .desktop

For example you can use file chrome.desktop with the following content

[Desktop Entry]

Version=1.0

Name=Chrome

Comment=Google Chrome

Exec=/opt/google/chrome/chrome

Icon=/opt/google/chrome/product_logo_64.png

Terminal=false

Type=Application

Categories=Network;WebBrowser;