What do I need to do to cause startx to give me a lxde session?
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This is a server I recently upgraded 11.3. CLI only historically. I just added the new lxde pattern via yast. (No gnome / kde / etc.)
init 5 lets me login with a lxde desktop session, so I appear to have the core software installed and working.
But this is a server and I prefer to leave it at init 3 most of the time and run startx if I want a lxde session.
Unfortunately, that just gives me a bare bones X screen.
ie. Solid color screen which I can left click on and get a basic menu to create a xterm, etc.
Thanks Greg
There are several config settings which control this process. Check /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager, the value for DISPLAYMANAGER; this is the program which manages the logon and starts the DE. And /etc/sysconfig/windowmanager, value for DEFAULT-WM controls which DE is the default. Try "startlxde" or "xdm" from the CLI. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org