[plug] xfce on raspberry pi

[Byron Hammond]

You could also try Ubuntu Margaret. I don't believe they've switched to
Wayland yet so XFCE should just work when you install it.
Another option...

Regards
Byron

On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 at 11:11, Kyer Potts <kyerpotts at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are quite a few depending on what you’re looking for. If you want a
> desktop that feels similar to Xfce, Gnome and KDE plasma are your best bets.
>
> If you’d like to try something a little more exotic and don’t mind
> tinkering, check out some of the tiling window manager options like sway,
> river and hyprland (hyprland is my current favourite).
>
>
>
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2024 at 10:57, M S R Wood <msrwood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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