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Sanjuro

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Registered: 2009-05-26

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[SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

According to the guide "OpenBox, the default window manager of LXDE, can be easily replaced by any one you like, such as fvwm, icewm, dwm and awesome... etc.."

Unfortunately it must mean "easily if you're not a total noob...". Hmph.

I replaced the openbox line in /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/default with "icewm" but it doesn't work (LXDE windows are stuck in the corner with no minimize/maximize buttons, just like when I first tried it without Openbox). Manually entering "icewm" in the terminal gets everything working though. So I guess I'm nearly there.

Anybody point me in the right direction?

Last edited by Sanjuro (2009-05-26 21:33:57)

SpeedVin

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From: Poland

Registered: 2009-04-29

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

Hmm edit your .xinitrc in your home folder to IceWM start after LXDE

Last edited by SpeedVin (2009-05-26 13:59:13)

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bernarcher

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Registered: 2009-02-17

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

Use this in /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/config:

[Session]
window_manager=icewm

Works perfectly over here.

Last edited by bernarcher (2009-05-26 14:27:31)

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Sanjuro

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Registered: 2009-05-26

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

Thanks for the swift responses!

Speedvn - unfortunately that didn't work.

bernarcher - /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/config  Aha! I knew there was a configuration file I was missing someplace. That worked perfectly. It might be handy to mention it in the LXDE Wiki under Replace Window Manager since editing /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/default doesn't seem to make much difference.

bernarcher

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

It might be handy to mention it in the LXDE Wiki under Replace Window Manager since editing /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/default doesn't seem to make much difference.

Done!

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perbh

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

cat /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE/default
! This file is kept for backward compatibility.
! Only used by obsolete lxsession, not lxsession-lite.
...

One doesn't even have to read _between_ the lines ;-)

bernarcher

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Re: [SOLVED] LXDE with icewm instead of Openbox

@ perbh
Thanks! Put a note in the wiki as well.

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