Setup:
OS = Debian testing running in Virtualbox vm on Solaris OS
(Openindiana [illumos powered])
Virtualbox=5.2.6
lxde-0.99
I've had lxde installed for a good while, but recently had problems
following a `aptitude full-upgrade' (updating the os to lastest
testing pkgs)
Now, when I boot the OS, it gets to what should be the X login screen
but instead of showing the lightdm-greeter login screen the screen
pops back to a console boot screen. Then proceeds to switch back and
forth every few seconds. Until I ssh in from another host and kill
X.
I've found a way to get to lxde desktop by disabling graphical login
with `systemctl set-default multi-user.target' (normally set to
systemctl set-default graphical.target)
bootup ends at a console login where, when I'm ready for X work. I run
`startx' and the lxde desktop comes up.
Two things stand out right away:
1) None of the regular icons on the lower panel can display their
*.png image, all icons display as a small white rectangle with a
red X in the center. (I'm attaching a small screen grab showing the
lower panel)
Right click what is the main menu button (far left) and chose `Menu
settings' will show the address of *.png file:
/usr/share/lxde/images/lxde-icon.png
The image is there and permissions look right: (I checked on another
debian os, and it was the same)
ls -al /usr/share/lxde/images/lxde-icon.png
total 68
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 27 13:43 .
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 May 30 2017 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 52527 Jan 20 2017 logout-banner.png
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4874 Jan 20 2017 lxde-icon.png
2) The menu item: Preferences > openbox Configuration Manager
will not start that configuration manager. Normally that tool
handles such things as `focus (like focus follows mouse) and a list
down the left side of several others areas.
One place it appears to write is ~/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml
I can see by changing those setting by hand edits, that the setting
are being read and incorporated into the X session on log out/in
So, something isn't running on a bootup (booting straight to lxde or
by startx)
I've tried reinstall of lxde components, and reinstall of openbox to
no avail.
Also tried enabling gdm instead of lightdm. Again to know avail
Anyone have some clues I might follow to get this fixed?
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