Stripped to the core and full of Xfce: Xubuntu Linux loses it (The Register)
The "core" name is a little confusing since Ubuntu proper recently began shipping Ubuntu Core, a lightweight version of Ubuntu optimized for container-based environments like Docker. Xubuntu core is unrelated and derived from Xubuntu, not Ubuntu Core. Xubuntu core is also not, like many distros using words like "core,” aimed at the server or Docker instances. Xubuntu core remains focused on the desktop, but wants to deliver a lightweight desktop ready for customization, rather than a complete, ready-to-use desktop like Xubuntu proper."