Slackware :: Add Xfce Without Re-installing?

Jun 4, 2011

I installed almost the complete install. I left off Apache, MySQL and PHP since I wanted to do them myself (which I did and it went fine). I selected KDE as the window manager but now I want to try xfce. When I boot up, I'm left at the command prompt and have to login (probably does that for everybody) then I run startx. That brings up my KDE. Are the xfce components installed and can I use something else to bring up that desktop? Or can I install it and then bring it up at the command after login?

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Slackware :: Enable Windows Wireless Drivers In Slackware 13.1 And How To Install XFCE

Aug 22, 2010

I recently installed Slackware Linux 13.1 , and my Wireless is down. I've only installed 3 Linux disto's on my main laptop (Ubuntu 9.10 , 10.04 , and Crunchbang Linux 9.04 , just had Crunchbang), and they all had the same problem. In all three , I was able to enable Windows Wireless drivers and every thing worked. Now , I'm assuming I have to the same ting in Slackware? Sorry , but I have no idea what my wireless card is. But I know that my laptop is a Dell Insprion E1705. One last thing , I did ifconfig and that wlan0 is my Wi-Fi interface. I typed ifconfig wlan0 up to see if that was the problem. After I did that , I got and error message. Then I typed ifconfig wlan0 down to see if it was down and it made wlan0 down. I tried bringing it up again , but I got an error saying it couldn't find the device specified. Also , how do I install XFCE? I really don't like KDE for some reason and would like to install XFCE. I chose XFCE over GNOME (my favorite) because I want to try something new.

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Slackware :: Lack Of Event Sounds In Slackware Builds Of Xfce

Jan 25, 2011

I was over in the Desktop forum yesterday and apparently 'event sounds' are available for Xfce and are part of the original package, but I've never seen them made available, that is, the switch to turn them on isn't where it is suppose to be, in any Slackware specific package of Xfce.I've used 4.61 that came with Slackware64 13.1, 4.61 from the Salix depository, 4.62 from Mr. Workman, 4.62 from 'current' and recently 4.8 from Mr. Workman. None of these make the 'event sounds' available.

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Slackware :: Mouse Cursor Is Half Gone And There Is No Toolbar In Slackware 13.1 With XFCE?

Aug 26, 2010

I recently logged into my Slackware 13.1 account and when I issued the "startx" command , there was no toolbar at the bottom and I couldn't see my mouse. I was able to click on a short-cut on my desktop , and my mouse came back. I can't open any thing except VirtualBox. When I open it , the top is cut off , so the minimize , maximize and close buttons are cut-off . I really have no idea what to do.P.S. I have XFCE instead of KDE

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Slackware :: Cannot Add New Items To XFCE Panels In Slackware

Feb 6, 2011

i encounter a problem after following last -current updates.I cannot add and move items in XFCE Panels.why this happens?and what the solution?

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Slackware :: Slackware 13.1 XFCE Persistent Wallpaper

Mar 21, 2011

Slackware 13.1 XFCE. I've come across a strange problem which i've never had before on Slackware. I decided to set a desktop up for my sister. Being girls as they are she wanted to change the wallpaper. I showed her how, however when the machine is restarted the wallpaper turns back to default. In all my slack machines around here, i just simply right click on the desktop and change it. That makes it persistent throughout boots. I'm obviously missing something.

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Fedora Installation :: Installing XFCE DE Only From DVD

Nov 14, 2009

During my two previous installation, I almost never try to include or exclude package during the process. I want to know if I only want to install XFCE as my only DE, how can i do it during the installation progress (I Know i can install both, or even with KDE, but I also know that i can do it later should I change my mind)?

Second question is, if I install only XFCE, what will I miss ?(no, not the gnome feature, but maybe fedora distro(gnome) specific tool or something). Last word, no I'm not asking what feature of gnome is absent in xfce nor which DE is better, so don't start it.

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Slackware :: Converting To XFCE?

Jul 30, 2011

I heard Slackware 13.37 came with XFCE and KDE, but uses KDE as the default. I've used KDE as the default on Debian, so I'm wondering how I switch to XFCE on Slackware.

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Slackware :: KDM Does Not Allow XFCE To Shutdown

Mar 18, 2011

OS = Slackware 13.1
I'm normally a KDE user but tried xfce4 and found that it works nicely. I wanted to switch to it for a while. I did find one particular problem: When you try and end the session, you can Log Out but can not Restart or Shutdown. If you click on Restart or Shutdown it asks for password Even after entering a valid password, it will not allow the action.

(I tried user and root's passwords.) It says "Please enter your password." After entering the password it says, "Either the password you entered is invalid, or the system administrator disallows shutting down this computer with your user account." (Before you ask; my user is in power group.)

I tinkered with it for a while and decided it must have something to do with KDM and so I switched my default runlevel to 3 and started xfce4 [via startx] and it worked as expected. Next I tried using xdm instead of kdm and YES, it works as expected. I was able to Restart or Shutdown (no asking for password, it just does it.) What is it about KDM that does not allow xfce4 to restart or shutdown?

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Slackware :: 13.1 Hangs With Xfce?

Jul 27, 2010

Again when I was working under Xfce system hangs up. Earlier I had similar problems but under KDE so I blamed KDE for that. I am sure that there is something wrong with an access to external input devices. Some kind of a broken connection. I am using a USB keyboard but the same happened with PS/2 keyboard. Two flashing leds, I guess, indicate that device is no longer supported by the system. The only hope for an access to the system is via external wired connection. The other possibilities, I am thinking of, are hardware problems with PCI-bus or a virus affecting on a hardware level.

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Slackware :: Switching XFCE To KDE 13.1?

Apr 7, 2011

So I decided I want to switch to KDE because it's kinda neat and I decided I wanted a sleeker desktop. I've heard trying to xinitrc file, but I looked in the file and I have no idea where to start configuring it..

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Debian :: XFCE Installing Gnome Dependencies?

Apr 1, 2011

I installed Debian 6.0.1.a on Friday, but the problem is that installing xfce installed a few packages that have nothing to do with it, like Brasero and metacity. I'm using the xfwm but why were these extra packages installed? All I installed at the time were wicd, gdebi, xorg and xfce4. Everything is working fine...but why the extra bits?

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Debian :: Installing XFCE 4.8 On A Fresh Netinstall?

Jun 10, 2011

I'm hoping to install XFCE 4.8 after a fresh install of Debian via the netinstall. Do I just change the source.list file to point to testing and then install xfce4?

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Fedora Installation :: Installing Xfce On A 8 Server?

Mar 11, 2009

I've a rented dedicated server with (presumably) no window manager installed.How would I go on about installing Xfce? (the ultimate goal is being able to VNC into it)I checked but that seems to assume you already have a window manager, so I was a bit wary of just trying it.

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Ubuntu :: Switch From GNOME To Xfce Without Re-installing?

Aug 19, 2011

I would like to know if and how I can switch my current desktop environment from GNOME(2) to Xfce without re-installing my OS. I am currently running 10.10 Maverick.

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Ubuntu :: Installing Xfce In 10.10 With Command Line?

Oct 20, 2010

How to install xfce in ubuntu 10.10 with command line?

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Slackware :: 2 DVD Icons In XFCE In Current

Mar 29, 2010

If I reboot to Slackware current with a DVD in the drive and start XFCE, I get 2 identical DVD icons on the desktop.

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Slackware :: Adding New Xfce Icons ?

May 25, 2010

How to add new icons on xfce. i tried adding icons to my ~/.icons/<folder_name> then run this command

Code:

But it still doesn't appear in the icons selection.

I downloaded the icons in [url].

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Slackware :: Chestnut Dialer In Xfce

Jan 28, 2010

I'm trying to use as few KDE packages as possible in Xfce and yesterday found and installed Chestnut-dialer (./configure, make, make install).When trying to run it as a user it gives the message, "pppd:must be root to run pppd."Apparenty you have to set the pppd UID for root. Once done it will make the connection as user, but you can't "go anywhere." That is the e-mail client, browser, etc., report they are not connected.So far the only way to get it to work is to open a terminal, sign on as root (su) and fire up Chestnut-dialer from the command line.

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Slackware :: How To Edit The Xfce Menu

Jun 8, 2011

How can I edit the xfce menu to only contain the stuff I use and not all the stuff installed?

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Slackware :: Keyboard Only Works In Kde And Xfce Not Other Wm?

Sep 20, 2010

I've been using Xfce for some time now, but I'd like to return to fluxbox or trying fwm.

The problem is that the keyboard only works in Xfce or in Kde, in my system Slackware64 13.1.

What should I do to have it working in all window managers that come along the distribution?

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Slackware :: Separating Gnome And XFCE DEs

Sep 24, 2010

I notice that when I create a launcher in Gnome it then appears later on my desktop when logged into xfce. I dislike the way DE's are 'bleeding' into one another this way. Does anybody have a way to separate the lists of launchers each environment possesses so I can have different icons in each? The only way I can think of off the top of my head is commenting-out icons in my xfce config file - if that is possible.

I'm after fewer icons under xfce and am happy to have the Gnome desktop fully populated with more - hope that makes sense. I'd rather not have to go through installing and setting up idesk with xfce to achieve the same result if I can avoid it. Ditto on menues. I have my Gnome menus properly tidied up, but under xfce I still have several multiple instances of, for instance, the menu-editor app. Can you 'quarantine' these from one another as well?

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Slackware :: Upgrade Xfce To Xfce4.8?

May 22, 2011

I'm giving Slackware a try Again.. But How can i upgrade xfce to xfce4.8?

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Slackware :: Xfce 4.8 With Xrandr Autostart On 13.1?

Feb 21, 2011

I am openbox user and yesterday I tested new Xfce 4.8 on Slack 13.1. But problem is the same as in older release. Xrandr autostart. I use LCD connected on my notebook and autostart script in Xfce is slow, cant set right resolution on boot. System start, and blink monitor and set correct resolution 1920x1200 on LCD Monitor after 0.5 seconds. This gave my effect of 2 desktop resolution. I put my script to xinitrc.

xrandr --output VGA-0 --mode 1920x1200 &

but this not help. script is not executed. Then I set autostart xrandr script with GUI tool
Session and Startup but nothing helps. Xfce still gave me next effect. Openbox use /home/mame/.config/autostart and have no problem set the corrent resolution of my LCD on boot.

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Slackware :: Why Xfce 4.6.2 Has Yet To Be Added To 'current'

Sep 13, 2010

I'm curious as to why Xfce 4.6.2, has yet to be added to 'current'?

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Slackware :: XFCE Notifyd Without The LibSexy

Aug 6, 2010

I use slackware64 13.1.I was messing with the code of notifyd from XFCE and I notice that uses libSexy, for click in URL and other stuff, but in slackware that library is not present.

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Slackware :: Xfce Themes And Other Spices?

Jun 7, 2011

the kde thread made me want to give xfce another go. The standard themes are a bit dull. I am running the proprietary ati drivers on a HD5470 so compiz and mates should not be an issue. What themes and spices do you recommended to make xfce a bit more wow?

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Slackware :: How To Get Compiz Working In XFCE

Mar 19, 2010

Anybody got compiz in xfce working or have some apps, widgets, themes or other fun stuff to share? Like a netbook spin/remix and or a slackware edition.

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Fedora :: Repo Error Installing Flash In F13 Xfce

Jul 31, 2010

I'm getting this error when trying to install Flash:

Went to sources and didn't find a metadata repo. How do I solve this?

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Slackware :: Black Window Frame In Xfce - Sometimes

May 11, 2011

When starting Xfce, there's a ~50% chance that the theme (no matter which one) doesn't work properly and all the window frames are black. Sometimes it does work, but I can't reproduce either - it's random.

I've had this problem before on 13.1 and somehow managed to make it disappear (I switched from KDE and blamed it on me not getting all the settings right immediately). However, after installing 13.37 and starting with a clean homedir, it happens more often that it did on 13.1 and I just can't get rid of it.

PS: The whole Slackware / X11 / Xfce setup is fairly generic, but I do use the binary Nvidia driver from SBo and I have two TFTs configured as separate X11 screens.

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