Questions tagged [lxde]
LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a lightweight, extremely fast and energy-saving desktop environment base on GTK. It uses OpenBox as its window manager.
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How do I set up xrdp session that reuses an existing session?
I have been trying to set up a RDP terminal server on precise using xrdp and have been having significant trouble getting a working configuration. When a user logs on, I need it to connect to that ...
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Where are the LXDE sound preferences?
I'm confused,how can I change the sound output in LXDE? There's not even a single option anywhere unlike other environments.
I've tried doing anything with alsamixerbut still nothing, the output ...
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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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Is there a lightweight way to snap windows in Lubuntu?
I'm looking for a lightweight way to snap windows in Lubuntu. It's possible to install compiz, but doing so will make the system far less lightweight. Are there any alternatives or workarounds?
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How can I integrate Dropbox with PCManFM?
I'm using Lubuntu 11.04 and I installed Dropbox.
Every time I click on the tray icon, Dropbox opens Chrome to show my files.
How to change this behaviour? It would be nice to open my files from the ...
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How do I install LXDE / Lubuntu?
I want to install lubuntu on my current (pre-existing) Ubuntu Install because of it's light-weight footprint.
Can I preserve currently installed apps after installation?
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How can I lock screen on lxde
Like gnome Control + alt + L
In Lxde how can i do that? What I have to intall to do this?
thanks
--searching for a solution on my own but...
ok if I do alt+f2 and type xscreensaver-command -lock ...
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Ubuntu: Xfce or Lxde? [duplicate]
Which one is the faster and will I get all the features of Ubuntu on them? I've done a little homework too on it, I think xfce will be the better option. My pc specs aren't good enough to handle Unity,...
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Any search tool for LXDE menu?
I just installed lxde to boot into when laptop is using battery, but I really miss at least a simple search feature, I am used to Unity so I find myself losing too much time navigating on the menus, ...
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How to add more workspaces in Lubuntu?
I'm on Lubuntu 14.04 and using it on a bootable USB drive. How do I add more workspaces? Right now there are two workspaces, but those were there by default. Do I have to download additional software ...
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What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE?
What is the difference between GNOME, KDE, Xfce and LXDE desktop environments?
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How to get conky to stay on the desktop
I have a conky setup that I've used on a number of desktops (here's the conkyrc). It works fine in Ubuntu Unity, XFCE, Gnome and Openbox, but not Lubuntu (LXDE). The problem is that I cannot get it to ...
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Tiling windows horizontally and vertically under Lubuntu (LXDE/Openbox)?
Is there any way I can tile two windows horizontally (⬒) or vertically (◧ ) under Lubuntu/LXDE/Openbox? Maybe via a keyboard shortcut or panel button?
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Is it a good idea to install gedit in Lubuntu?
I've been a Ubuntu user for years now, but since 11.10 will come with GNOME3/Unity, neither of which I like, I've decided to switch to Lubuntu, which uses LXDE as the desktop environment.
The only ...
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How can I fix choppy audio?
I have a little Sony VAIO P series computer on which is installed Ubuntu 15.10 running LXDE. I've found that all audio played on the device is choppy, everything from MP4 videos played on VLC, to ...
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How to "redecorate" windows?
I right-clicked the title bar of Rhythmbox and then clicked Un/Decorate. Now the title bar is gone. I want it back and I can't figure out how.
I tried hitting D, but nothing happens.
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Run commands “without” terminal
Months ago I saw a guy running commands from a small, textbox-like window, showing nothing else other than the box for you to write the command. It would popup by pressing some keyboard shortcut. ...
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How do I use ARandR to create a permanent monitor layout in Lubuntu 12.10? [duplicate]
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 to disable the lock screen on Lubuntu?
I want to disable the lock screen after suspend session of Lubuntu. But it seems Lubuntu doesn't have a lot of fans. Can anyone help me on this issue?
I don't want to lock the screen after suspension....
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How to boost volume in Lubuntu
The audacious audio player volume is fine, but when I try to watch videos on youtube the volume is far too low. Is there a way to boost the overall sound? THank you for your time.
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What is the difference between Lubuntu and LXDE?
I am planning on using lubuntu, or lxde. One is a distro, one is a de, both are the same? I am confused.
What would be the best way to go about installing? Fresh from terminal after installing ...
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Something like 'KDE Present Windows' / 'Compiz Scale' / 'Mac OS X exposé' in Openbox / LXDE / Xfce?
Is there a DE-independent utility to show all windows beside each other in more lightweight DEs like Openbox, LXDE or Xfce?
Something like this:
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LXDE installed, but login screen has no option to login into LXDE
I am using ubuntu 16.04. However I want to use a light weight desktop environment as a backup, so I install LXDE using:
sudo apt install lxde
I install it successfully with no errors, however when I ...
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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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How to make nautilus the default file manager in LXDE
Correcting this question, I've realised that I was - and still am - unable to sync folders with ubuntu one, because pcmanfm is still my default LXDE file manager, despite the fact that I've changed ...
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How to install synapse in Ubuntu 14.04
I got lxde, and I am very new to it.I found out there were no search tool for it
I went online and found it and I did
sudo apt-get install synapse
it did not work.It says
Unable to locate ...
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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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How do I actually disable F11-fullscreen on Lubuntu 13.04?
I have already deleted the entry for F11-fullscreen from ~/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml
even after a reboot, the F11 fullscreen functionality remains, and I can't use F11 in other applications as ...
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How do I enable the globalmenu / appmenu on Xfce or LXDE?
I have tried various tricks I could find to install the global menu on Xfce and LXDE on the latest Oneiric, but nothing worked. Does anyone have an idea on how to do that? Thanks.
Here's what I've ...
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Compose key in LXDE?
I recently installed LXDE in Ubuntu 11.10, so that I can choose it at the login screen, but I've since noticed that there's no compose key (since I enabled it in Gnome Shell and Unity) so I was ...
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LXDE Auto Login
I have a VERY old kubuntu server that I had to install LXDE on in order to keep it going (before lubuntu was born).
I just upgraded it to 12.04 as I finally had a need for some more modern features. ...
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How do I restrict a user to a specific desktop environment?
I'm running a more or less standard installation of Ubuntu Precise 12.04 and I am quite satisfied with doing everydays task with Unity desktop environment.
When it comes to playing, however, I feel ...
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pkexec won't launch polkit GUI in Lubuntu / LXDE
I performed a fresh install of Lubuntu 12.04 with minimal desktop, as described here.
To clarify, I did a command-line install from the Lubuntu alternative install disc, then I did an apt-get install ...
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How to minimize all windows from command line in LXDE?
I need to minimize all windows from command line, I have heard about
wmctrl -k on
but I think it will only work for gnome, is there any possibility of doing this?
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How to get lock screen option in Lubuntu?
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with many DE. Lubuntu is one of them. I don't have any option to lock screen in Lubuntu while I do in Unity and other DE.
Is there any program / application that I can ...
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Lubuntu keyboard shortcut for menu
I'm using Lubuntu on an older machine, and I'm having trouble finding information on keyboard shortcuts.
Is there a shortcut for opening the navigation menu? I expected that the windows key might ...
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"Docky needs composition enabled" message even after I enabled that, in Xubuntu
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 with Xubuntu-desktop because I need to use Xubuntu sometimes .I have installed Docky for quick access . But i am not getting it properly because of the error . details you can ...
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"Focus application" keyboard shortcut in Lubuntu (LXDE)
In Unity, pressing Super + 1 to 9 launches or switches focus to an application. Can I assign a keyboard shortcut with a similar property in Lubuntu (i.e. in LXDE)?
More precisely, can I set up a ...
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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 2,...
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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 she'...
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How to configure Grub to show only splash-screen and error messages during boot and shutdown?
I want to know where do I configure grub boot commands and commands called by lxsession-logout.
I wish to make splash screen and only error output on both startup and shutdown/reboot.
Startup, as far ...
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LXPanel: Show active window title & close/min-max/restore buttons
IMPORTANT EDIT: I have now found out that these plug-ins are possible, but do not exist. I submitted a request on the LXDE SourceForge page here. They responded, saying they like the idea, but the ...
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how to start LXDE session automatically after tightvncserver starts to make me able see desktop when connecting to the host via vncclient?
I have system which is equipped with Intel Celeron processor 1.1 GHz s370 with 384 Mb of RAM on Intel d815egew motherboard which supports wake-on-lan function. I want to use such a PC for Internet ...
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How to use shortcuts to switch between displays in LXDE?
How to use shortcuts to switch between displays in LXDE?
I mean to switch between the laptop monitor and an external display.
I edited /home/user/.config/openbox/lubuntu-rc.xml file to set shortcuts ...
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What am I really missing with Lubuntu compared to the regular Ubuntu?
I was reading this article comparing different flavors of Ubuntu: https://itsfoss.com/which-ubuntu-install/
It seems that Lubuntu is extremely lightweight with very low RAM requirements which fits ...
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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 swoop,...
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What is lxsession?
Running lxsession my appearance settings changed to something that looked like the LXDE session (while my normal session is Lubuntu).
Running lxsession-edit opens the Desktop Sessions Settings that ...
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Best way to Install LXDE (Not LXQT) on Ubuntu 20.04
I've successfully installed LXDE (not LXQT) on an upgraded Ubuntu distribution that began as the Lubuntu 18.04 Alternative iso's command line option system (18.04 to 20.04 - Alternative Iso Page For ...
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How to disable tap to click in Lubuntu 13.10
Tap to click is usually the first thing I disable when I have installed a new OS, but this time I couldn't get rid of it. In earlier versions of Lubuntu, I was able to disable it by writing @synclient ...
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Lubuntu 12.04 is a non-LTS release - does this mean that LXDE isn't, either?
Lubuntu 12.04 is not a long-term-support release. That's mostly due to a lack of manpower.
But I don't use Lubuntu on my machine, I use LXDE over stock Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. So my question is:
In the ...
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