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chimeric

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[SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Hi folks,

I just did a fresh install on my netbook (Asus 1000h) which went flawless as allways. I did install Xorg, the relevant intel drivers, some small stuff like screen and the like and then went on to install LXDE as the desktop environment + the murrine gtk engine and some murrine themes. Everything is working, the murrine theme etc, except one thing: The window decorations are missing completely.

This is the first time sth. like that happened to me after a fresh install and I'm not really sure what could be missing and 3 hours after trying to delete my ~/.config ~./local folders (I'm using a backup of my ~ - I've checked permissions etc.) I'm ranning out of ideas. I'd be glad for any pointers as to how to debug this or what could possibly cause this.

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by chimeric (2009-05-07 11:50:41)

Cilyan

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

LXDE does not provide a window manager (and window decorator). They just strongly advise to use OpenBox. On ArchLinux, the group of packages "lxde" doesn't install OpenBox, so you have to install it by yourself, or install another WM. Then, you will need to configure the way you launch X so OpenBox is used.
You may refer to http://lxde.org/lxde .

Last edited by Cilyan (2009-05-07 11:08:04)

chimeric

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From: Munich, Germany

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Oh my, now I feel stupid .-/, I thought LXDE would pull openbox on installing it. Thanks for your help!

Surgat_

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Once you install Openbox startlxde will launch it, so you just have to configure .xinitrc to exec startlxde (maybe exec ck-launch-session startlxde, refer to the wiki) and if you have openbox installed you will be fine.

chimeric

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From: Munich, Germany

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Once you install Openbox startlxde will launch it, so you just have to configure .xinitrc to exec startlxde (maybe exec ck-launch-session startlxde, refer to the wiki) and if you have openbox installed you will be fine.

Fun thing is, startlxde even works without openbox being installed, that's why I thought openbox is already present, but it seems LXDE just falls back to plain X.

JK3mp

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Registered: 2009-03-25

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Lol...well at lleast you figured it out.

Misfit138

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Glad you got it sorted, even if it was something silly.
Always good to see you here, Chimeric.

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bapt_ch

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Re: [SOLVED] Fresh Install - LXDE - Missing Window Decorations

Thanks for the solution.

This is the first time sth. like that happened to me after a fresh install and I'm not really sure what could be missing and 3 hours after trying to delete my ~/.config ~./local folders

No cursor, i uninstalled evdev, intel-drivers,i checked xorg.conf,...

And it was just the wm missing.

Last edited by bapt_ch (2009-05-09 13:53:13)