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I recently got sick and tired of my buggy/bloated Ubuntu install and decided to back up my files and re-install Xubuntu. The system was becomming sluggish and bloted due to me having to try out every app under the sun. I try out apps for two reasons: one is that I am looking for content to write about and I’m a little obssive compulsive about stuff. Why use one ftp program when I can try 3 or 4. Anyhow it wasn’t untill I was looking at the fresh Xubuntu desktop that I realized how fast my pc was yet it felt naked without a million apps. So what I am going to do is cover the Post-Harddrive-Install Step from just after you log in. It’s at this point in an Xubuntu setup that the system is at its’ most useless kind of like a WinXP before you install Firefox and Thunderbird:) The end result will be a Xubuntu setup that has the latest updates, a few extra desktop tools and some personal customizations.
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