LXDE is a free and open source lightweight desktop environment
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Is LXDE/Lubuntu under active development? [closed]
I got here a comment that LXDE is somehow "deprecated", not actively developed, entailing that the problems some programs may have in LXDE (qBittorrent, in the case of the linked comment) should be ...
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How I can set-up LXTerminal in Lubuntu to start maximized?
When I push CTRL + ALT + T I want see my default LXTerminal in Lubuntu 13.04 in full size (not like F11). I know that I can push CTRL + ALT + F1 and get tty-terminal - it good for some situations, but ...
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How to Replace LXDE with Enlightenment
How should I do to replace all of LXDE's features in Lubuntu with Enlightenment (E17)?
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FN Keys on Asus UX31A and LXDE vs Unity
I have an ASUS UX31A running Ubuntu 13.04. Everything is working great including ALL of the FN keys such as dim screen and dim keyboard backlight.
But I am using the machine to run a VM to do some ...
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Repair LXDE install
I tried unity on 12.04 but really didnt enjoy the experience, so I installed lxde instead. much better. I thought I'd better clean up what I wasn't using so I ran sudo apt-get remove unity* && ...
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Migrating Superkaramba themes to gdesklets/screenlets?
Moving away from KDEs plasma desktop (which caused me enough headaches) to LXDE, I'm stuck with one problem: I have a Superkaramba theme I use for about 10 years now, and which is perfectly adjusted ...
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Superkaramba on LXDE ignores theme position and cannot handle lock/unlock?
Tired of several problems with KDE4 and (especially) Plasma, I'm investigating in some alternatives which seem to suit me -- one of them being LXDE. Switch seems a breeze, got most things working to ...
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LXDE: PCManFM Thumbnails of images > 2MB are not shown
Im using LXDE, with PCManFM but images bigger than 2MB are just shown with image-symbol and not with the thumbnail. How Can I change that behavior?
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Creating Launchers/Shortcuts on Debian LXDE [closed]
I've tried installing lxshortcut but I get "Extension RANDR missing on display :1.0"
I need a launcher that executes a command when I double click it. How can I do that?
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Cannot change keyboard repeat/delay in Lubuntu 13.04
Settings are located under Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Keyboard. Adjusting the Repeat Delay and Repeat Interval does nothing. Neither rates change in the test text box, nor do they ...
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How do I use ARandR to create a permanent monitor layout in Lubuntu 12.10?
So ARandR is great for setting up my monitor layout in Lubuntu 12.10 but even if I save the layout to the
~/.screenlayout
it doesn't seem to save that layout no matter what I call the file.
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How do I add xfwm4-settings to the Preferences windows in Lubuntu?
So I am running Lubuntu 12.10 and I just switched my windows manager to xfwm4 following the instructions here:
Is there a lightweight way to snap windows in Lubuntu?
I was wondering, how do I add ...
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Lubuntu/LXDE Desktop Configuration Files/Desktop Shortcuts
Novice problem:
I'm running Lubuntu and on my desktop I've created (mangled) two shortcuts...
I created them by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Create New... > Shortcut
If I try to ...
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Lubuntu/LXDE Shortcuts Broken [duplicate]
Novice problem here:
I'm running Lubuntu and on my desktop I've created (mangled) two shortcuts...
I created them by right-clicking on the desktop and selecting Create New... > Shortcut
If I try to ...
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Auto-mount to windows share server
I'm trying to let Lubuntu auto-mount a Windows share server so I can explore it whenever. I know I can use Gigolo to auto-mount shares in the server, but I would like to mount the server itself (like ...
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lubuntu (lxde desktop) - is there any device notifier in panel?
I have lubuntu 13.04 and I'd like to know if there is any device notifier to show in lxde panel in order to safetely remove safely or manage usb and other device without opening lxde folder manager?
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How to stop screen going black after 10 min
My OS is Lubuntu 13.04. After 10 mins of inactivity the screen goes black. What I did to stop it without effect:
uninstalled xscreensaver completely
in power setting I set to never blank the screen
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How do I open specific applications on specific workspaces in Lubuntu 13.04
I'm running Lubuntu 13,04 and have four workspaces set up. I want certain programs to open in a specfic workspace every time (like BOINC in workspace 4, an application for writing books in Workspace ...
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How do I get large windows to always show scrollbars (LXDE)?
Im running LXDE with a resolution of 480x320 and some windows aren't large enough to fit in that, so their bottom is hidden below the bottom of the screen. Is there some way I can force all windows ...
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problem with lxde having ubuntu 12.10 with gnome
i had installed lxde through software center but my desktope environment did not changed to lxde but at shut down it is showing Lubuntu-12.10.but in system monitor it showed as Ubuntu Release 12.10 ...
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Lubuntu / LXDE make the panel like in Ubuntu / MacOS
How to make Lubuntu or LXDE panel to be on the top and behave like Ubuntu / MacOS panel (having the application menu placed to panel)
I have a small laptop screen and I like this ability of Ubuntu ...
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Change LXDE desktop context menu
I am currently running on LXDE, and I'm curious as to whether there is a way to change the context menu when right clicking the desktop.
I'd like to replace Xterm with LXTerminal.
Is there a config ...
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Cairo-dock and LXDE: Cairo-dock is always behind all of the Windows.
I have ubuntu installed, and I'm running it in the LXDE environment.
When I have Cairo-dock running, I have it set to 'Always on top', however, it sits behind all of the windows. I want the dock to ...
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1answer
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Nvidia optimus hdmi out tutorial not working correctly
After recently installing ubuntu 12.04 Desktop Edition lts on my nvida optimus equipped laptop (ASUS N53J) I tried to get hdmi out to work by using the method described in this guide here. I am able ...
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LXDE System Tray: Skype, Pidgin and other active applications not showing up
I'm running LXDE, and I've noticed that applications that normally minimize to the tray are not showing up in the try in LXDE.
I don't have a specific system tray applet installed, and can't seem to ...
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Which of the major Desktop Environments are known to “hurt” each other, if installed simultaneously?
I have a friend who is new to Ubuntu, and he wants to find the right Desktop Environment. I'd like to be able to recommend that he simply install several of the major DE's simultaneously, then try ...
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polishing LXDE by fixing the scroll bars
I like LXDE, but how can I get full, always showing, scroll bars on my windows, and
not the "pop-up scroll bars which cause me time and trouble?
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1answer
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LXDE is not starting after upgrading to 3.5.0-26-generic kernel
I've upgraded my Lubuntu distribution to the 3.5.0-26-generic kernel and after rebooting, LXDE is not starting up anymore. I had to revert to 3.5.0-25-generic, which still works. Any suggestions on ...
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how to use default lxde theme instead of lubuntu-theme?
I have install Lubuntu 12.10. I really didn't like the lubuntu-theme.
Its very confusing to distinguish whats there on task bar.
Therefore, I wanted the theme like fedora lxde or default-lxde theme.
...
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1answer
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Problems after changing from PCManFM to Nautilus
I have to use LXDE because of the age of my system, and I quite like it. But after I changed the default file manager from PCManFM to Nautilus (via this) and restarted, I just get a background color ...
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1answer
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Can I change LXDE default file browser to [duplicate]
I have to use LXDE as my DE because of the age of my computer/hardware, and I like it a lot, but I also like using Nautilus as my File Manager (it appears to have more options) for basic file ...
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System load indicator only display in system tray
System load indicator (indicator-multiload) starts only in system tray part of the panel. Therefore, having more than one monitor/meters (e.g. CPU, network) will only occupy the space of a single ...
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Tried installing turbovnc xserver but with errors but get these errors
Tried installing turbovnc xserver but with errors but get errorsot VirtualGL to install but I get errors everytime I'm trying to "make xserver" for the turbovnc: the error log is given below:
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Something like Compiz Scale / KDE Present Windows in Openbox / LXDE?
Is there something to show all windows beside each other?
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Where does LXRandr save its display configurations?
It looks like LXRandr can save configurations.
But where are they saved and in what form?
(I was thinking about activating them by shortkey.)
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Can a script starting with a bad shebang line work?
Creating certain scripts to use in Lubuntu/LXDE as described here that should look like this
and were made to be run by shortcut as described in the last part of that answer, in order to search on ...
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Can I get .deb packages for LXDE?
Is there any way I can download LXDE and all its related packages as .deb packages? I had done this with Synaptic but since there's no Synaptic on 12.10, can this be done with apt-get? Thanks
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Can't apt-get update or install, Ubuntu 10.10, LXDE, Virtualbox VM. Can't resolve us.archive.ubuntu.com [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to install software or upgrade from old unsupported release?
I know this has been asked before, but none of the previous answers have worked for me. I'm on a NAT ...
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Why does the screen refuse to lock after I installed LXDE?
I have a computer, I think it's running GNOME (it's running whatever the default is; I have the Unity panel,) and I installed LXDE for use on another user, but after installing LXDE, it will no ...
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Enable Sync to VBlank on LXDE with Intel Video Card
How can I enable Sync To VBlank in LXDE? My video card is Intel, and I'm having screen tearing.
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I cannot copy and paste between window and ubuntu with LXDE desktop
I installed VNC in the VPS with Ubuntu OS, then I installed LXDE desktop.
I remoted to the desktop of VPS via VNC, then I tried to copy between my Windows computer and the VPS, but it did not work.
...
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1answer
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Lubuntu Taskbar Problem with X2go
I have a box with Ubuntu 12.04 installed and then the lxde and lubuntu-desktop packages were installed.
When accessing the box with X2go, suspending the session and returning, the taskbar is mostly ...
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Remove LXDM and start DE via startx/startlxde
I want to remove lxdm and start lxde with just startx or startlxde.
I previously just had an openbox installation and was building that up. I then installed lxde, but wanted to get rid of lxdm, so I ...
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Does 12.04 LXDE have LTS?
This question sparked my question.
Will my PC receive the Long Term Support (LTS) using LXDE in Ubuntu 12.04?
What does it mean that Lubuntu doesn't have long term support? Does it just mean it's ...
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Order apps in the taskbar(windows list) +Lubuntu 11.04 [closed]
I recall that even in old MS windows 2000 there was a great free utility called Taskbar shuffle that can easily order apps on the taskbar, say coding apps and testig on left part of the taskbar , ...
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How do I enable VSync in the browser on Lubuntu using Intel GMA HD?
How can I enable vsync in LXDE? Right now I have a lot of tearing when watching videos in the browser, while I don't notice this in videos played by mplayer.
I suspect that vsync is disabled, though ...
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1answer
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QGtkStyle was unable to detect the current GTK+ theme
When I start any Qt app, I get this message in the terminal, and the Qt app doesn't use the same theme as my Gtk apps:
QGtkStyle was unable to detect the current GTK+ theme.
How do I make QGtkStyle ...
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Two-Finger Scrolling in LXDE (Ubuntu 12.10)
I can't get two-finger scrolling to work in LXDE w/ Ubuntu 12.10.
Here's a brief history. I upgraded my machine (an old Dell Inspiron 1200) from Ubuntu 10.04 LTS to Ubuntu 12.10 all in one fell ...
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Cannot find firefox in Lubuntu desktop
I have just installed lubuntu-desktop on top of ubuntu 12.04. I understand that chromium is the default browser in lubuntu but I was expecting Firefox to show up under the Internet menu. It is ...
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Can Dolphin manage the desktop?
I am looking to replace nautilus on LXDE with Dolphin. At the moment I rely on nautilus to manage the desktop, i.e. access ~/desktop from the desktop and display mounted drives as icons.
Can the ...
