Graphical user interface to add user in Debian XFCE

Why are we unable to add a user in Debian XFCE the graphical way?

By default, you are unable to add a user in the XFCE version of Debian Wheezy with the graphical user interface, as the associated package is not installed by default. In order to minimize the total installation DVD size, Debian XFCE has retained only the most vital packages.  Hence, the package gnome-system-tools (the package required to add a user graphically) is not included in the installation DVD.

All you have to do is fire up a terminal, change to root by doing the following:

$ su

enter password

# apt-get install gnome-system-tools

This will require you to download around 110 MB data.

If you feel uncomfortable downloading above 100 MB data, you can also install this via the following command to minimize package contents:

# apt-get --no-install-recommends install gnome-system-tools

This will require only about 5 MB of data.

Thats it!!!

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