LXDE is a free and open source lightweight desktop environment
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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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Where are theme settings stored?
I installed Ubuntu with several Desktop Environments, including Unity, KDE and LXDE.
I am struggling to change the background tooltip color which is black and causes displaying problems in Eclipse.
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LXDE will not suspend when laptop lid is closed, and will die when woken up
I am not an experienced Linux user, although I have been using Ubuntu occassionally some time already. ( Since Feisty Fawn probably? ).
Now I installed Ubuntu 11.10 and it is nice ( well, after I ...
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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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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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LXDE Chromium help
Under xfce, I managed to specify which user Chromium should start up with when an icon on the panel was clicked.
/usr/bin/chromium-browser --user-data-dir=/home/myaccountname/.config/chromium/Profile ...
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LXDE keybind “Raise” window not working
I am using LXDE* over Ubuntu Oneiric on a DELL Studio-XPS 64-bit machine and I can't get the keybind for raising windows to work.
In my ~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml I put:
<!-- Iconify window: ...
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Is it possible to set the default behaviour of double clicking a folder to be “Open in New Window” with PCManFM?
My mother uses separate desktops heavily and finds it very irritating when she accidentally double-clicks on a folder on her desktop rather than right-clicking and choosing "open in new window" as ...
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How to hide desktop environments from Lightdm login screen?
I have an Ubuntu installation with Unity, LXDE and Cinnamon.
My problem is that the list is too long (at login) and I can't click OK at the bottom to change DE.
How can I hide some options from this ...
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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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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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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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How to record audio in Lubuntu using Audio Recorder?
Audio Recorder is a nimble app I used to use on Ubuntu to record audio from any source i.e. What you hear. In Lubuntu it doesn't work.
Prefered way:
Keep the Audio Recorded and no Pulse Audio ...
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lxpanelctl not working!
lxpanelctl does nothing! Either when I launch it with the keyboard shortcut or from terminal.
When I enter lxpanelctl menu or lxpanelctl run in the terminal window, nothing happens. The case is the ...
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Awesome and LXDE desktop managers messed up KDE
I saw a desktop manager named "Awesome" earlier on Google+, and thought I'd give it a try. In short, I didn't like it, but it got me wondering what other desktops were like, which I hadn't tried. The ...
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Disconnect have no effect using rdesktop
So I'm using rdesktop with my labtop when I remote my PC in the lab,which is installed with Windows 7.Everything went well until I recently upgraded my lubuntu of the laptop(or maybe there's nothing ...
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Lubuntu/LXDE Desktop Configuration Files/Desktop Shortcuts
How do I edit desktop shortcuts?
I used to be able to open these sorts of files in a text editor, or open a sort of custom Desktop Configuration File editor; these no longer appear, even using ...
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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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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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Unlock Guest account stuck on xscreensaver
I have LXDE installed because of the age of my hardware and thoroughly love it, but now xscreensaver is stuck at the guest lock screen and I can't unlock it.
It gives the username ...
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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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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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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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No desktop in Lubuntu after installing xcompmgr compositor
I wanted to get rid of black backgrounds in Cairo Dock so I followed the official guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Lubuntu/Windows#How_to_control_window_opacity to install xcompmgr. After ...
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How do you uninstall openbox/gnome?
So I installed a couple desktop environments like gnome and lxde for my older computer because unity seemed really slow afterwards I logged out and went to select one and notice after I installed lxde ...
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Failed to load session “gnome”
Like the title says im getting this error when trying to connect with tightvnc viewer from windows 7 to ubuntu server which has installed xubuntu-desktop(with sudo aptitude install xubuntu-desktop) ...
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How to create a custum launcher in the Lubuntu dashbord?
All is in the title. I created an icon for a custom apps on the desktop of lubuntu (with right clic -> create new -> shortcut) but I would like to put it in the menu or in the dashboard, in the ...
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Lxde - desktop file for opening files in lxterminal
I have a .desktop file in .local/share/applications for opening text files in vim (console version). This works perfectly in gnome, unity. In Lxde it fails. I tried using lxterminal in place of ...
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LXDE. Panel gap issue
I have just installed lubuntu-desktop and it's so much quicker. Anyway aside the point.
When I login everything is fine but the second I right click the panel or open something on the right hand side ...
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Crosshair Mouse Cursor
I'm looking for a mouse cursor program for LXDE desktop which will draw crosshair lines on the screen similar to this Windows program.
Any thoughts?
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Flashing task bar(firefox) in lxde panel and ubuntu internal error
I have upgraded from ubuntu10.04 to 12.04 and installed lxde. The panel is now customized according to my convenience. The problem is there was a default checked option for "Flash when there is any ...
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How to connect to the Internet (DSL) in LXDE
I have old computer because of the it have 512 MB ram i have installed Lubuntu.
Could please help me how to connect to internet. DSL connection using network manager.
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LXDE set keyboard third level
How to change keyboard third level key for lxde, it's currently set on right alt but I want to set on left alt, is that possible?
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LXDE: Customization of Application Launch Bar for specific workspace
I have several virtual workspaces like Web, Chats, Mail, Media, Work.
Can i customize Application Startup panel (which contains shortcuts to applications) for each workspace?
So, on Web-workspace i ...
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Downloaded, and installed lxde, but unable to switch from the Default DE; help?
So I just loaded up Ubuntu 12.04 on an older PC that I am planning on using for some programming ventures, and to just get use to Linux after many years on Windows.
So my issue is that even though I ...
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How to enable networking for guest session in Lubuntu 12.04
I am using Lubuntu 12.04 on several old machines, and connecting to the internet using USB wifi adapters.
I have no trouble using SSH to connect to a remote server, but I cannot open a browser when I ...
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lubuntu issues with desktop directory
My lubuntu 12.04 is upgraded from the 11.10 version and I'm a Chinese user. What surprises me is that the directory shown on the initial screen is always changing! recently It seems to be mapped with ...
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With dual monitor setup, LXDE displays both screens, but after Unity and Gnome start-up then the main screen goes into power saving mode
With dual monitor setup, LXDE displays both screens, but Unity and Gnome start-up then the main screen goes into power saving mode.
I am running AMD Radeon drivers, latest from the vendor, not ...
