[plug] xfce on raspberry pi

[M S R Wood]

If I can get a terminal using Rob's suggestion I will change the boot option.

xfce is definitely my preferred desktop.
Pixel/LXDE is out as I need to be able to change the theme to a dark background

What else is available?

Would it be possible for me to install xorg?

On 20/01/2024, Kyer Potts <kyerpotts at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Margaret,
>
> From my understanding you can set any raspberry pi running bookworm to boot
> to cli mode rather than desktop mode. It’s listed under the general
> raspi-config settings and can be accessed from a terminal emulator or tty.
>
> As for your problems with the desktop environment, the latest pi OS
> (bookworm) is running Wayland instead of xorg. Xfce does have some Wayland
> support but at this stage it’s rather limited, which would explain why you
> can boot to the desktop but are having problems with some of it’s ecosystem
> tooling. Does the pi need to run Xfce or are you open to other lightweight
> desktop options that are Wayland compatible?
>
>
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2024 at 17:57, M S R Wood <msrwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have just installed the latest Raspberry pi OS lite on my desktop
>> pi. 4. I then installed xfce4. plus lightdm and xfce4-terminal, used
>> raspi-config to set the machine to boot to the desktop with login
>> required.
>> I tnen logged in as the default user and got just the desktop
>> background with a single terminal - no panel or toolbar.
>> I could move the terminal with the mouse, start Firefox and use it,
>> but not move it.
>> I then installed xfce4-goodies and tried again
>> Same result.
>> I then installed xfce4-helpers, which was mentioned on one of the web
>> pages I found, and rebooted
>> This time when I logged in I just got the desktop background!
>>
>> I've put the old SD card back in temporarily so I can use the computer
>>
>> Firstly, if I put the new card back in, is there a way to get the pi
>> to boot to console rather than desktop so that I can change settings,
>> install/uninstall things? (As a last resort I can reimage the card and
>> start again but I'd prefer something quicker!)
>>
>> Secondly, any suggestions as to packages I might need to install
>> and/or other settings I need to change to make xfce work "properly"
>>
>>
>> Margaret
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