KWin and XFCE are two different components within the Linux desktop environment ecosystem.
**KWin** is the window manager for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. It provides advanced window management features, compositing, and effects to enhance the user experience.
**XFCE** is a lightweight desktop environment designed for speed and low resource usage, using the Xfwm window manager by default.
If you want to use KWin with XFCE, you can replace XFCE's default window manager with KWin. Here’s a general outline of how you might do that:
1. **Install KWin**:
```
sudo apt-get install kwin-x11
```
2. **Configure XFCE to use KWin**:
- Open the XFCE settings editor (xfce4-settings-editor).
- Navigate to `xfce4-session` > `general`.
- Change the `Session Manager` to use `kwin --replace`.
3. **Restart your session**:
- Log out and log back in, or restart your system.
This should replace XFCE’s default window manager with KWin, allowing you to use KWin’s features within the XFCE desktop environment. Note that this setup might not be officially supported, so you might encounter some quirks or issues.
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