bloat free xfce distro?

[Oblio]

> Well, you can do just a command-line install of xubuntu using the  
> alternate install cd.  From there, you could install packages like  
> Xfce4, xfwm4, gdm, thunar, mousepad, xfce4-terminal, and the various  
> basic xserver-xorg files along with some basic fonts . . .   that might  
> work well.
>
> Jim

It does work well. Install the Xfce4 metapackage, and all the apps you  
want.
Anyway, bloat is relative these days.