LXDE installed, but login screen has no option to login into LXDE
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I am using ubuntu 16.04. However I want to use a light weight desktop environment as a backup, so I install LXDE using:
sudo apt install lxde
I install it successfully with no errors, however when I log out(even reboot) I found no option to login into LXDE environment. What shall I do next?
ps: I don't want to install Lubuntu-desktop.
pss: Must I install lxdm to use LXDE? If installed this, can my unity desktop works well?
Please help.
16.04 login desktop-environments lxde
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I am using ubuntu 16.04. However I want to use a light weight desktop environment as a backup, so I install LXDE using:
sudo apt install lxde
I install it successfully with no errors, however when I log out(even reboot) I found no option to login into LXDE environment. What shall I do next?
ps: I don't want to install Lubuntu-desktop.
pss: Must I install lxdm to use LXDE? If installed this, can my unity desktop works well?
Please help.
16.04 login desktop-environments lxde
asked Aug 13 '16 at 13:42
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Are you sure you didsudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have beensudo apt install lxde.
– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
1
What doesapt-cache policy openboxsay? What files does/usr/share/xsessionscontain? Is/usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktopthere?
– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
1
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also trysudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-corewhich will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.
– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22
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up vote
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I am using ubuntu 16.04. However I want to use a light weight desktop environment as a backup, so I install LXDE using:
sudo apt install lxde
I install it successfully with no errors, however when I log out(even reboot) I found no option to login into LXDE environment. What shall I do next?
ps: I don't want to install Lubuntu-desktop.
pss: Must I install lxdm to use LXDE? If installed this, can my unity desktop works well?
Please help.
16.04 login desktop-environments lxde
asked Aug 13 '16 at 13:42
buzhidao
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I am using ubuntu 16.04. However I want to use a light weight desktop environment as a backup, so I install LXDE using:
sudo apt install lxde
I install it successfully with no errors, however when I log out(even reboot) I found no option to login into LXDE environment. What shall I do next?
ps: I don't want to install Lubuntu-desktop.
pss: Must I install lxdm to use LXDE? If installed this, can my unity desktop works well?
Please help.
16.04 login desktop-environments lxde
16.04 login desktop-environments lxde
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asked Aug 13 '16 at 13:42
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Are you sure you didsudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have beensudo apt install lxde.
– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
1
What doesapt-cache policy openboxsay? What files does/usr/share/xsessionscontain? Is/usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktopthere?
– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
1
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also trysudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-corewhich will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.
– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22
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show 3 more comments
Are you sure you didsudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have beensudo apt install lxde.
– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
1
What doesapt-cache policy openboxsay? What files does/usr/share/xsessionscontain? Is/usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktopthere?
– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
1
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also trysudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-corewhich will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.
– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22
Are you sure you did
sudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have been sudo apt install lxde.– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
Are you sure you did
sudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have been sudo apt install lxde.– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
1
1
What does
apt-cache policy openbox say? What files does /usr/share/xsessions contain? Is /usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktop there?– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
What does
apt-cache policy openbox say? What files does /usr/share/xsessions contain? Is /usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktop there?– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
1
1
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also try
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-core which will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also try
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-core which will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22
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I had the same problem and here's the fix:
you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde.
it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde:
sudo apt install lxde-common
I don't know why dependencies aren't covered in this particular package.
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
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answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
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Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox.
However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout.
Then I remove lxsession-logout and install lxde-logout and all works. It seems that when install lxde-logout, lxsession-logout is automatically added.
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installinglxsession-logoutdoes fix it, and packagelxde-logoutdoesn't exist.
– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
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In my case there was a problem with the mirror I was using (missing packages), which caused apt-get to install only some of the LXDE required packages so it thought they were all installed
After editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing the repository, then apt-get update && apt-get install lxde worked fine
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
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3 Answers
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3 Answers
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up vote
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I had the same problem and here's the fix:
you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde.
it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde:
sudo apt install lxde-common
I don't know why dependencies aren't covered in this particular package.
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
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answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
a.soltani
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up vote
15
down vote
I had the same problem and here's the fix:
you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde.
it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde:
sudo apt install lxde-common
I don't know why dependencies aren't covered in this particular package.
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
48.2k13120228
answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
a.soltani
15914
add a comment |Â
up vote
15
down vote
up vote
15
down vote
I had the same problem and here's the fix:
you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde.
it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde:
sudo apt install lxde-common
I don't know why dependencies aren't covered in this particular package.
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
48.2k13120228
answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
a.soltani
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I had the same problem and here's the fix:
you need to install lxde-common after installing lxde.
it includes lxsession and two other packages needed for lxde:
sudo apt install lxde-common
I don't know why dependencies aren't covered in this particular package.
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
48.2k13120228
answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
a.soltani
15914
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
48.2k13120228
edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
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edited Nov 24 '16 at 8:47
Zanna
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48.2k13120228
answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
a.soltani
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answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
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answered Nov 24 '16 at 8:38
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15914
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Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox.
However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout.
Then I remove lxsession-logout and install lxde-logout and all works. It seems that when install lxde-logout, lxsession-logout is automatically added.
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installinglxsession-logoutdoes fix it, and packagelxde-logoutdoesn't exist.
– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox.
However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout.
Then I remove lxsession-logout and install lxde-logout and all works. It seems that when install lxde-logout, lxsession-logout is automatically added.
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installinglxsession-logoutdoes fix it, and packagelxde-logoutdoesn't exist.
– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
up vote
9
down vote
accepted
Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox.
However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout.
Then I remove lxsession-logout and install lxde-logout and all works. It seems that when install lxde-logout, lxsession-logout is automatically added.
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
Amazingly, I installed lxsession package and reboot, finding that I have session lxde and openbox.
However, the logout button doesn't work, so I installed lxsession-logout, still I can't logout.
Then I remove lxsession-logout and install lxde-logout and all works. It seems that when install lxde-logout, lxsession-logout is automatically added.
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
answered Aug 13 '16 at 15:46
buzhidao
4521619
4521619
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installinglxsession-logoutdoes fix it, and packagelxde-logoutdoesn't exist.
– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
add a comment |Â
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installinglxsession-logoutdoes fix it, and packagelxde-logoutdoesn't exist.
– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
1
1
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installing
lxsession-logout does fix it, and package lxde-logout doesn't exist.– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
For me (on current Ubuntu 16.04), installing
lxsession-logout does fix it, and package lxde-logout doesn't exist.– Reinier Post
Apr 12 '17 at 10:44
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
In my case there was a problem with the mirror I was using (missing packages), which caused apt-get to install only some of the LXDE required packages so it thought they were all installed
After editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing the repository, then apt-get update && apt-get install lxde worked fine
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
In my case there was a problem with the mirror I was using (missing packages), which caused apt-get to install only some of the LXDE required packages so it thought they were all installed
After editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing the repository, then apt-get update && apt-get install lxde worked fine
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
In my case there was a problem with the mirror I was using (missing packages), which caused apt-get to install only some of the LXDE required packages so it thought they were all installed
After editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing the repository, then apt-get update && apt-get install lxde worked fine
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
In my case there was a problem with the mirror I was using (missing packages), which caused apt-get to install only some of the LXDE required packages so it thought they were all installed
After editing /etc/apt/sources.list and changing the repository, then apt-get update && apt-get install lxde worked fine
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
1033
answered Mar 14 at 13:25
golimar
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sudo apt install LXDE? Commands are case-sensitive, so the correct command should have beensudo apt install lxde.– edwinksl
Aug 13 '16 at 13:46
@edwinksl I did installed lxde, I've correct the post.
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 13:48
1
What does
apt-cache policy openboxsay? What files does/usr/share/xsessionscontain? Is/usr/share/xsessions/LXDE.desktopthere?– DK Bose
Aug 13 '16 at 14:13
1
No you don't need to install lxdm. Actually lxde-core and lxde-common should be enough to have a working lxde session (both are installed with the lxde metapackage). Maybe you need to reboot so that the lxde session is detected. You can also try
sudo apt install --no-install-recommends lubuntu-corewhich will give you lubuntu session with very few extra applications.– Thanos Apostolou
Aug 13 '16 at 14:15
@ThanosApostolou Install lubuntu actually works, however I want unity-greeting session to login into either lxde or unity desktop itself. Just don't feel like to install lubuntu, seems not clean enough for me...
– buzhidao
Aug 13 '16 at 14:22