Re: How to use OpenBox WM from Debian LXDE installation without LXDE?
From: Pierre Tomon Date: Fri, 19 May 2023 23:08:09 +0200 Message-id: <[] 4qnkf54bcpz...@smtp-3-.mail.infomaniak.ch> In-reply-to: <[] CAEG4cZWKF3bkkc97c0b3C7b6OM6Le=DLtRQbrRh+Or6R=cd...@mail.gmail.com> [ ... ] Not sure I understood your question correctly. You can select Openbox when you see your display manager. https://wiki.debian.org/Openbox#Running_Openbox [ ... ] Thank you, Mr. Tomon, for responding to my thread. Actually, I thought that I would need support to learn using openbox, but eventually figured the matter out by intuitive exploration and a little reading. It is an immense good coincidence that I didn't read the Debian link https://wiki.debian.org/Openbox#Running_Openbox. I would then definitely have not even used openbox. For a first time learner, the material isn't apt. The material should quickly remove the impediments to have a feel of the GUI environment by a quick immersion first. Do this and that, have a first feel and then proceed to learn the finer aspects more and more over time. Logging on to an OpenBox session from LXDE set up isn't discussed in the beginning, whereas OpenBox is installed from Live DVD ISOs by default. When there wasn't a GUI environment, we were compelled to remain stuck in CUI. Not now. Us humans are tuned to learn visually, aurally, tactile, olfaction, gustatorily the most. Reading, more abstract, comes much later. I have learnt the first steps. So this thread could be closed. Best wishes, Rajib
Re: How to use OpenBox WM from Debian LXDE installation without LXDE?
Le Fri, 19 May 2023 22:51:56 +0530, "Susmita/Rajib" a écrit : > Have since installed tint2 to have a taskbar. Presently using OpenBox > without much trouble. > Thank you and best, > Rajib > Etc. > Not sure I understood your question correctly. You can select Openbox when you see your display manager. https://wiki.debian.org/Openbox#Running_Openbox
Re: How to use OpenBox WM from Debian LXDE installation without LXDE?
Have since installed tint2 to have a taskbar. Presently using OpenBox without much trouble. Thank you and best, Rajib Etc.
Re: How to use OpenBox WM from Debian LXDE installation without LXDE?
Dear leaders and senior members of OpenBox mailing list, Please ignore the earlier post. I figured out how to log on to openbox session. I will now try to implement the portion: "... To have a taskbar on screen, install and use a panel program like gnome-panel, pypanel, perlpanel or fbpanel. ..." Panel. If possible, LXDE panel. Advice on this would help. Best wishes, Rajib B
How to use OpenBox WM from Debian LXDE installation without LXDE?
Dear leaders and senior members of OpenBox mailing list, I used Debian GNU/Linux Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46]/ bullseye ISO to install Debian. I also use Knoppix 8.6.1. With this Debian iso LXDE is installed. My questions are: could xsession be run without a DE, in my case, LXDE? Without my installing any other DE? Can the xsession be run without a DE? If it can be, how? Is OpenBox such an implementation of WM? I read the webpage http://openbox.org/wiki/Help:Getting_started#Using_Openbox_without_a_desktop_environment_.28The_lightweight_approach.29 I quote from the said webpage: "... a third "Openbox" option ... Session Type menu when logging in graphically, ... This option will run a more lightweight Openbox session without any desktop environment or session manager. ..." and "... Most likely if you are not using a graphical log in, then you are using startx to begin an X session. In that case you need to run Openbox from your ~/.xinitrc file. Rather than just running openbox however, you should choose from one of the three programs listed below: openbox-session ..." So how could I configure my Debian installed system so that I could use openbox without LXDE DM? How to configure autostart and other set up? There are some comments which indicate that I would need to install init packages. Which init packages should I install? Will the initscripts package be required? I have checked the list of Debian ISOs. All are with DE. Your competent advice would be welcome. Best wishes, Rajib B Etc.