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How can I fix choppy audio?

Edit the file /etc/pulse/default.pa. Find the following line: load-module module-udev-detect Change the line to the following: load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0 Restart PulseAudio: ...
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LXDE installed, but login screen has no option to login into LXDE

I had the same problem and here's the fix: you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde. it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde: sudo apt install lxde-common I don't ...
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Run commands “without” terminal

Alt + F2 worked for me (i know you suggested it didn't work for you, however its worth reinforcing for others!). Kubuntu 15.04
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How to disable the lock screen on Lubuntu?

Go to Menu > Preferences > Power Manager > Security then uncheck box marked "Lock screen when system is going for sleep". You may have to log out and log back in for it to take effect.
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Is there a way to make Lubuntu 18.10 look like Lubuntu 18.04?

Since Lubuntu changes its desktop from LXDE to LXQt there have been changes in icons of the panel and PCmanFM, the file manager. I am not an experienced user but I am wondering why a change in ...
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LXDE installed, but login screen has no option to login into LXDE

Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox. However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout. ...
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ubuntu xfce/lxde 16.04-19.10 virtualbox bidirectional clipboard sharing, window resizing, shared folders not working

A variation of this answer worked. First, the intro steps: double-click the VBox_* CD icon on the desktop to mount the guest additions. Then open a terminal, ctrl+alt+t and go to the directory where ...
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Why is my Lubuntu desktop environment changed to LXQt after upgrading from 18.04 to 18.10?

Lubuntu's move to LXQt has been well-publicised. See the lead developer's post here from July 2018. For the forseeable future, here are our core goals: Lubuntu will leverage modern, Qt-based ...
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How do I Install Avidemux On Ubuntu 16.04.1?

Very easy, run this in your terminal: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/avidemux+unofficial sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install avidemux2.6-gtk avidemux2.6-qt4 Edit: The GTK+ packages are ...
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How to run commands in Openbox?

First after installing openbox, copy the base configuration of openbox to your own home directory for customization purpose: mkdir -p ~/.config/openbox cp /etc/xdg/openbox/* ~/.config/openbox/ now ...
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What is going to be the future for Lubuntu (LXQt or LXDE)?

The first Lubuntu release with the LXQt desktop environment by default will be Lubuntu 18.10, due for release on October 18, 2018. The first daily build is now available for testing on both 64-bit and ...
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meaning of different sessions in lubuntu

In short, The Lubuntu session is LXDE+Openbox customized by the Lubuntu developers The LXDE session is vanilla LXDE+Openbox The Openbox session is just Openbox Lubuntu is a distro that uses the ...
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LXDE Auto Login

Please follow the instructions found in the official Lubuntu Documentation Quote: For release 12.04 and on (LightDM) You will need to create an /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf with these contents: (do this ...
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Run commands “without” terminal

This type of GUI for running commands is basically known as "Run" interface. It's fairly simple idea. In the Ubuntu's Unity environment Alt+F2 allows running specific commands using the default shell,...
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How to minimize all windows from command line in LXDE?

Your command, wmctrl -k on is respected by Openbox which is the window manager used in LXDE and it works for me (Openbox session of Lubuntu 14.04 LTS). If it doesn't work for some reason, install ...
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Is there any "official" guidance to upgrading from Lubuntu 18.04 LTS (LXDE) to Lubuntu 18.10 (LXQt)

From the release notes for Lubuntu 18.10: The most major and notable problem is that upgrading Lubuntu from 18.04 to 18.10 causes a fair amount of issues. Therefore, we are not officially ...
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How to add terminal in quick launcher

For lubuntu 18.10, drag and drop from the start menu to the quick launch bar.
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How to "redecorate" windows?

I have just managed to invoke the Openbox' context menu on an undecorated window by right-clicking the bottom edge of the window. It's just that you need to right-click as soon as the resize cursor is ...
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Any search tool for LXDE menu?

Kupfer provides a simple menu searcher activated from a global keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install kupfer By default you show Kupfer using the global keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Space. https://...
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Wanted: Drive Activity Light panel item for Lubuntu 14+

I have a proposal to use keyboard indicators instead. You can find Disk-Indicator program on GitHub: https://github.com/MeanEYE/Disk-Indicator . Download ZIP archive, unzip it somewhere. It needs to ...
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How can I fix choppy audio?

The solution for me was to edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf sudo -H gedit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf Find the line ; resample-method = uncomment (remove the ;) and change to resample-method = src-sinc-...
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How to reinstall the default desktop environment LXDE in LUBUNTU?

To get back all the parts LXDE/Lubuntu you had removed, you can perform a reinstall with this command sudo apt install --reinstall lubuntu-desktop This will reinstall all the parts of the default ...
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Is there a way to make Lubuntu 18.10 look like Lubuntu 18.04?

You can log into the new LXQt desktop and install LXDE. In a terminal, type sudo apt install lxde It will install lxde and many other packages. After it finishes, log out. Choose LXDE from the ...
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Best way to Install LXDE (Not LXQT) on Ubuntu 20.04

Install LXDE on Ubuntu 20.04 Using the terminal, type the commands below: sudo apt update sudo apt install lxde When installing the display manager options will appear: gdm lightdm select = lightdm ...
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Are there any Ubuntu-based distros with LXDE in 2023?

There is a dedicated thread for this topic in the forum related to the LXDE project: https://forum.lxde.org/viewtopic.php?t=41494. As you correctly say, Lubuntu switched to LXQt so there is not more *...
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Any search tool for LXDE menu?

XFCE provides an excellent app finder. You can install it with sudo apt-get install xfce4-appfinder
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How can I enable remote control/desktop sharing on lubuntu

The right way to configure screen sharing in Lubuntu/LXDE is to install x11vnc and create an auto-start file. 1) install x11vnc: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install x11vnc 2) set ...
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How do I set up xrdp session that reuses an existing session?

Problem is that xrdp does not always connect to the same port. In case it didn't and you forgot the port number, you could login a ssh session and find out the number by netstat -tulpn | grep vnc ...
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How to install synapse in Ubuntu 14.04

sudo apt install synapse works out of the box for Ubuntu 18.04 for anyone wondering
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Best desktop enviroment for old PC

KDE KDE, which is awesome, doesn't have lightweight support. But alternatively, it has a "low-fat" mode, with a support link here. Be careful when install KDE from another Ubuntu system too, because ...
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