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Questions tagged [lxde]

LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a free and open-source desktop environment for Posix compatible platforms, that can run on all of the Pi's supported Linux distributions.

Its comparatively low resource requirements make it especially suitable for resource-constrained System on a chip computers such as the Pi.

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How do I turn off my Raspberry Pi?

Should I just pull the plug? Or is it best if I exit LXDE and any other running processes first?
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How to uninstall X Server and Desktop Manager when running as headless server?

I'm using my Raspberry Pi as a headless server which I can ssh into. I don't need the X Server, LXDE etc. I'm running Raspbian "wheezy". I've already disabled "Start desktop on boot" using raspi-config as described here. But I keep getting lots of…
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Raspberry pi autostart of LXDE does not work

I upgraded a raspberry Pi installation with a Pi 2. But since I upgraded all packages, the autostart does not work anymore: neither this seems to be working: sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart nor this: sudo nano…
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How to disable mouse cursor on LXDE?

I am using the Pi as display only device,to show a video feed, so I have no icons and no wallpaper. But the mouse cursor is right there in the middle and when I start the video it gets bigger because of the video resolution. So I wanted to disable…
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Lost the start button on my pi?

I was messing around with my raspberry pi and i managed to delete my toolbar. I managed to get everything back but the start button. How do I get it back??
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Setting up the Raspberry as a data logger

As the title states I'm working on a simple embedded application which reads some information from the serial port and logs it to file, in addition to displaying a bit of status on the display. I'm now at the stage the logging seems to be running…
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How to change the clock to 12-hour format in Raspbian?

By default, Raspbian displays a 24-hour clock: Normally, LXDE provides an option to change the clock format by opening Panel Preferences, selecting "Digital Clock", and clicking Preferences. However, this is disabled: How do I change the format?
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How can I enable the GUI on the Debian "Squeeze" Image?

The downloads page indicates that this image includes LXDE, but I'm having trouble enabling it.
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Enabling audible terminal bell/beep on wheezy

I am trying to enable an audible terminal bell/beep through the 1/8" mini-rca audio out (headphone jack) on debian wheezy with the rapsberry pi model b. Normal audio works as expected, when playing a shockwave file in Midori with gnash for…
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Auto-start X application from read-only file system

In order to protect the SD card in an application which may suffer a sudden loss of power I am attempting to mount the root in read-only mode. In the working (read-write) system our full-screen application gets launched by the automatic X log-in…
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Autolaunch Programs on LXDE startup

I am having some issues with auto-starting programs when my Raspberry Pi 2 boots. I have tried editing both /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart & /etx/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/autostart and neither made any difference. I put the following code in both…
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Changing to XFCE from LXDE

Apologies if this seems straight forward but I've recently downloaded XFCE to replace LXDE environment. I did this by using sudo apt-get install xfce4 and following all the instructions. Then to remove LXDE I carried out: sudo apt-get --purge…
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Forcing resolution on display :0 when HDMI is not connected

So, the problem is as follows: To quote emg from raspberry pi forums, I've installed x11vnc and set it up like this: - sudo apt-get install x11vnc - x11vnc -storepasswd create autostart entry - cd .config - mkdir autostart - cd autostart - nano…
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Stock Pi3 - what process is auto-mounting removable media?

I have a Pi 3 which I've wiped clean, and updated to Pixel; nothing else is running on it (correction, I loaded realvnc). I'm using the graphical interface, if that makes a difference. When I plug in a memory card reader with SD or CF cards…
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Pin applications to task-bar on Raspberry Pi 2

I just recently got a raspberry pi 2, and in a mistaken blunder, I wiped all of the default applications (file manager, terminal, mathematica, wolram, etc.) from the taskbar. Is there any way to manually pin applications to the task-bar? I would…
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